Having a look at Grants Tower was another important thing crossed off my bucket-list of things to do during my recent visit to Bury (my hometown), Lancashire:
After visiting Tentering Tower in Stubbins, my friend Simon guided us to the other side of the Irwell Valley (at the top of Walmersley Road looking across at Holcombe Hill), to see Grants Tower. After a bit of a climb, we got to Top o' th' Hoof where the remains of Grants Tower are located:
Must say that we had perfect weather for taking pictures, which isn't always the case in such a place as Bury.
As can be seen, (the base of) Grants Tower does seem to be in the process of being renovated:
Some time ago, I read a bit of history about Grants Tower which is quite interesting.
It is said to have been built on a spot where the Grant family looked down on the Irwell Valley upon their arrival in the area in 1783, after an arduous trek in search of work from their homeland of Morayshire in Scotland.
After finding work as mill hands and shopkeepers, the Grant Family then set up/bought a few companies in the early 19th century, and by 1827, they had enough money to build Grants Tower and buy the land on which it stands.
Have also read that Grants Tower was used as a house by people for many years, but ended up deteriorating over time, and eventually collapsed in 1944.
Moreover, the brothers Daniel and William Grant are said to have been the model for the Cheeryble brothers in Dickens' 'Nicholas Nickleby'. Know nothing about this novel, as 'Hard Times' and 'A Christmas Carol' are the only things I've read by Dickens.
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