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20-APR-2007

Layer upon layer upon layer by Dennis

Boyd's Tower is situated on the southern headland of Twofold Bay, Eden, NSW. It was built under the instruction of Benjamin Boyd, a London stockbroker with ambitious commercial plans for this area of the south coast of New South Wales.

The tower was built between 1846 and 1848 and was intended to be a lighthouse. It rises some 23 metres above the headland surrounded by the sea on three sides.
and is made of sandstone. Each block of stone was pre-cut, numbered and sent by sea from Sydney to be assembled on site.

The tower failed to satisfy an official inspection and was never completed. Instead, it came to be used as a convenient lookout for whales.

During season, the tower was manned daily and when a whale was observed, boat crews were alerted with a gunshot.


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Shirley Haden24-Sep-2007 08:02
Great tower! Are you allowed to go up in it? I bet there are a few steps to reach the top. I might make it up to the first window. :o) Great history.
Guest 18-Sep-2007 10:37
Colin, you could say that. Refer comments I have posted under image.
Cheers
Dennis
Guest 17-Sep-2007 20:13
Intersting building, is this a rich man's folly?