Triangular Lodge

Local nameTriangular Lodge
LocationRushton, UK

The Triangular Lodge is a folly, designed by Sir Thomas Tresham and constructed between 1593 and 1597 near Rushton, Northamptonshire, England. It is now in the care of English Heritage. The stone used for the construction was alternating bands of dark and light limestone.

The lodge is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England.

Tresham was a Roman Catholic and was imprisoned for a total of fifteen years in the late 16th century for refusing to become a Protestant. On his release in 1593, he designed the Lodge as a protestation of his faith.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rushton_Triangular_Lodge

Official Website https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/rushton-triangular-lodge/

Coordinates 52°26'21.593" N -0°46'47.441" E

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