Booker's Tower

Booker's Tower

Bookers Tower is a four-storey octagonal tower built in the 19th century, in the Gothic style. It is located in Guildford, Surrey, and can be found along Beech Lane, behind the Mount Cemetery (resting place of Lewis Carroll).

Built on high ground, just off the North Downs Way, Bookers Tower was used by a Victorian scientist in experiments involving lightning. It was commissioned by the then mayor of Guildford, Charles Booker, in memory of his sons who had died tragically, and was completed in 1839. After its completion it was used to commemorate Queen Victoria's marriage to Albert, in 1840.

The tower is not open to the public, however the Mount Cemetery affords a pleasing view.


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