Description
In this video we visit the Wainhouse tower in Halifax West Yorkshire UK. This wonderful 175 feet high structure was initially built as a chimney But now stands as a folly. It never saw any smoke. It also has the nickname the tower of spite. Built in 1871 to comply with the smoke abatement act of 1870 John Wainhouse the Yorkshire Victorian Industrialist built this tower initially to be a chimney for his Washer lane Dye Works. When he sold the Dye works mid construction the new owner wanted nothing to do with this huge tower. So it never became a chimney and stood as a bold statement or a mere folly by John Wainhouse. Mr Wainhouse had a rival Sir Henry Edwards. He had an exclusive property nearby the tower in Halifax. It was called Pye Nest. It was said that Wainhouse built the tower to look into Edwards property just to spite him due to their rivalry. Thus earning the titile of The Tower of Spite. Either way Wainhouse tower is a Victorian architectural masterpiece as it dominates the skyline.