Information request
Picture postcard sent by Bray to The Keeper, Leith Hill Monument, via Holmwood, Surrey on 5th April 1905 asking for information to be supplied.
The tower was built in 1765 by Richard Hull of Leith Hill Place as 'a place for people to enjoy the glory of the English countryside'.
You can see many hollows on the nearby slopes and it's thought that the materials needed to build the tower were quarried on site.
A brief history
1765 built by Mr Richard Hull of Leith Hill Place
1800 sealed up with rubble and cement
1864 Mr W J Evelyn adds stairwell to gain access to roof
1923 given to National Trust by Mr W J MacAndrew
1984 rubble and cement dug out to reinstate rooms and create a servery at the base
