Toat Monument
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Location
| Street: | Black Gate Lane |
| Town: | Pulborough / Toat |
| Parish: | Pulborough |
| Council: | Horsham District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH20 |
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| Object setting: | Other |
| Access is: | Private |
| Location note: | Visible from public footpath leading to Toatwood Farm |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 64 |
| Grid reference: | A9 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
| OS Reference: | TQ050216 |
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Makers
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Samuel Drinkwater |
| Construction period: | 1827 |
| Installation date: | 1827 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Toat House |
| Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
| Description: | A four storey, castellated six-sided tower built of ashlar. |
| Inscription: | |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Commemorative, Architectural |
| Object type1: | Building |
| Object subtype1: | Tower |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Tower |
| Material: | Ashlar stone |
| Height (cm): | 1220 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 26/08/2008 |
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History
| History: | The tower was erected by Samuel Drinkwater. Although there are conflicting stories as to the reason for it’s construction, it is believed to be a memorial to Samuel Drinkald, a London tea merchant, who died on that spot following a fall from his horse. |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Curiosities of West Sussex: A County Guide to the Unusual' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Arscott, David. |
| Page: | 40 |
| Publisher: | S.B. Publications. Market Drayton. |
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| Title: | 'Dead & Buried in Sussex' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Arscott, David. |
| Page: | 30 |
| Publisher: | S.B. Publications. Seaford.. |
Further information: | |
| #http://www.follytowers.com/toat.html# | |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | |
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