Longthorpe Tower
Thorpe Road
Longthorpe
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE1 1HA
England
Website
longthorpe.tower@vivacity-peterborough.com
Telephone
01733 864663
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Longthorpe Tower was built around AD 1300. It is a very well preserved example of a solar tower, containing the private apartments of the owner of the fortified house. It boasts the finest medieval wall paintings in Western Europe, one of the most complete and important sets of 14th century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe. This varied ‘spiritual encyclopaedia’ of worldly and religious subjects includes the Wheel of Life, the Nativity and King David.
The Tower is owned by English Heritage but managed by Vivacity.
Venue Type:
Heritage site, Historic house or home, Castle or defences
