Hills of Britain and Ireland

OS Map of Racecourse Road

Wothorpe Towers, Wothorpe, Cambridgeshire
Wothorpe Towers, Wothorpe, Cambridgeshire

Wothorpe Towers (also Wothorpe Lodge) is a Grade I listed building. The early-17th-century lodge was once part of the Burghley House estate, built by Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, eldest son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. After Thomas' death, the Towers were leased to George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, then used as a dower house and finally, part dismantled to provide an eye-catcher in the newly landscaped Burghley park. The historic site including the Towers was purchased from the Burghley House Preservation Trust in 2004 by Janet and Paul Griffin; a programme of repair and consolidation of the Towers has been carried out by them, resulting in the building's removal from the Heritage at Risk Register in 2008. They established, and are trustees of, the Wothorpe Towers Preservation Trust, to which they have gifted the Towers structure. Together, they are responsible for the future care and upkeep of the building, which now stands as a consolidated monument within the grounds of the site owned and occupied by the Griffins as a private residence.

19-Apr-24 • Lemmo2009 flickr

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Wothorpe Towers, Wothorpe, Cambridgeshire
Wothorpe Towers, Wothorpe, Cambridgeshire

Wothorpe Towers (also Wothorpe Lodge) is a Grade I listed building. The early-17th-century lodge was once part of the Burghley House estate, built by Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, eldest son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. After Thomas' death, the Towers were leased to George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, then used as a dower house and finally, part dismantled to provide an eye-catcher in the newly landscaped Burghley park. The historic site including the Towers was purchased from the Burghley House Preservation Trust in 2004 by Janet and Paul Griffin; a programme of repair and consolidation of the Towers has been carried out by them, resulting in the building's removal from the Heritage at Risk Register in 2008. They established, and are trustees of, the Wothorpe Towers Preservation Trust, to which they have gifted the Towers structure. Together, they are responsible for the future care and upkeep of the building, which now stands as a consolidated monument within the grounds of the site owned and occupied by the Griffins as a private residence.

19-Apr-24 • Lemmo2009 flickr

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2022 07 13 Ride 049 05
2022 07 13 Ride 049 05

13-Jul-22 • rob / paul flickr

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2021 09 17 bike 025 03b
2021 09 17 bike 025 03b

17-Sep-21 • rob / paul flickr

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Wothorpe Towers
Wothorpe Towers

Jacobean folly outside Stamford, left to crumble for centuries but slowly undergoing restoration

15-Sep-21 • diamond geezer flickr

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Racecourse Lodge - Burghley Park
Racecourse Lodge - Burghley Park

03-Oct-19 • Electric-ian Russell flickr

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Wothorpe Towers, Wothorpe, Cambridgeshire
Wothorpe Towers, Wothorpe, Cambridgeshire

Wothorpe Towers (also Wothorpe Lodge) is a Grade I listed building. The early-17th-century lodge was once part of the Burghley House estate, built by Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, eldest son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. After Thomas' death, the Towers were leased to George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, then used as a dower house and finally, part dismantled to provide an eye-catcher in the newly landscaped Burghley park. The historic site including the Towers was purchased from the Burghley House Preservation Trust in 2004 by Janet and Paul Griffin; a programme of repair and consolidation of the Towers has been carried out by them, resulting in the building's removal from the Heritage at Risk Register in 2008. They established, and are trustees of, the Wothorpe Towers Preservation Trust, to which they have gifted the Towers structure. Together, they are responsible for the future care and upkeep of the building, which now stands as a consolidated monument within the grounds of the site owned and occupied by the Griffins as a private residence.

19-Apr-24 • Lemmo2009 flickr

wothorpetowers wothorpe cambridgeshire 53719388039

Wothorpe Towers, Wothorpe, Cambridgeshire
Wothorpe Towers, Wothorpe, Cambridgeshire

Wothorpe Towers (also Wothorpe Lodge) is a Grade I listed building. The early-17th-century lodge was once part of the Burghley House estate, built by Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, eldest son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. After Thomas' death, the Towers were leased to George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, then used as a dower house and finally, part dismantled to provide an eye-catcher in the newly landscaped Burghley park. The historic site including the Towers was purchased from the Burghley House Preservation Trust in 2004 by Janet and Paul Griffin; a programme of repair and consolidation of the Towers has been carried out by them, resulting in the building's removal from the Heritage at Risk Register in 2008. They established, and are trustees of, the Wothorpe Towers Preservation Trust, to which they have gifted the Towers structure. Together, they are responsible for the future care and upkeep of the building, which now stands as a consolidated monument within the grounds of the site owned and occupied by the Griffins as a private residence.

19-Apr-24 • Lemmo2009 flickr

wothorpetowers wothorpe cambridgeshire 53719387564

2022 07 13 Ride 049 05
2022 07 13 Ride 049 05

13-Jul-22 • rob / paul flickr

52218735658

2021 09 17 bike 025 03b
2021 09 17 bike 025 03b

17-Sep-21 • rob / paul flickr

51490575163

Wothorpe Towers
Wothorpe Towers

Jacobean folly outside Stamford, left to crumble for centuries but slowly undergoing restoration

15-Sep-21 • diamond geezer flickr

wothorpe 51487966744

Racecourse Lodge - Burghley Park
Racecourse Lodge - Burghley Park

03-Oct-19 • Electric-ian Russell flickr

danelec stamford deer henry russell crowson mayor shoes boots alec shops franknewbon 48838282828

Wothorpe Towers, Northamptonshire
Wothorpe Towers, Northamptonshire

Wothorpe Towers, Northamptonshire, 5 Mar 2019

05-Mar-19 • Ken Barley flickr

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Wothorpe Towers, Northamptonshire
Wothorpe Towers, Northamptonshire

Wothorpe Towers, Northamptonshire, 5 Mar 2019

05-Mar-19 • Ken Barley flickr

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Wothorpe Towers SEP
Wothorpe Towers SEP

26-Oct-18 • veggiesosage flickr

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17. Burghley House Stamford UK
17. Burghley House Stamford UK

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22-Apr-18 • Jarek Jerry flickr

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5469 Racecourse Road
5469 Racecourse Road

Parked on verge at bend in road. Highest point appears to be a mound on the side of the road, opposite the track heading north. Walked up the track for about 600m to the potential alternative summit. Name:Racecourse Road Hill number:5469 Height:81m / 266ft Parent (Ma):2869 Cleeve Hill Section:39: Central and Eastern England County/UA:Peterborough (UA) County/UA:Northamptonshire (CoU) County (CoH):Northamptonshire, Soke of Peterborough (CoH) Class:Historic County Top, Current County/UA Top Grid ref:TF 03529 04170 Summit feature:no feature: on boundary on S edge of lane near A1 Drop:0m Col:81m TF035041 Observations:summit is near position of 81m spot height; ground on track 550m NW at TF 03248 04645 is as high Survey:Abney level Comments:Also the Huntingdon & Peterborough county (1965-1974) top. Notes: Northamptonshire, Soke of Peterborough historic county top Peterborough current county/UA top

30-Aug-16 • Dugswell2 flickr

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