Recent Restoration news
View Laura Norris of the Vivat Trust in a BBC South East video clip from March 2012 about the restoration of the Tower http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/uk-england-14622019
View ArticleFlying the flag
The Union Jack was raised on Hadlow Tower to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. The scaffolding has now been put in place for the rebuilding of the 40ft missing lantern, which hasn’t been seen for 25...
View ArticleWeathervane up, scaffolding down
Now that the weathervane has been installed, and the roof to the ‘lantern’ finished, the topmost scaffolding is being removed. The tail of the weathervane has the letters VT cut into it for the Vivat...
View ArticleAt the very top!
This photo of the weather vane was taken just before the scaffolding started to come down. We are above the topmost pinnacles of the lantern, 175 feet above the village.
View ArticleRestoration almost complete.
Our new Visitor Centre and state-of-the-art exhibition area will be on the ground floor of the Tower, and we hope to welcome our first visitors in May. Please follow the link to view a recent report...
View ArticleSuccessful first season
Hadlow Tower has now closed after its first season of public visits. After some initial teething problems the Tower opened in June, since which time 1450 people have toured the exhibition area and...
View ArticleHadlow Tower wins Award!
Hadlow Tower has won an English Heritage Angel Award in the category ‘Best Craftsmanship Employed on a Heritage Rescue’. Not only that, we also won the People’s Award (voted by supporters, English...
View ArticleRestoring England’s Heritage
Hadlow Tower featured in this one-off programme about the restoration of buildings in the south-east (other regions had their own stories to tell). The programme also visited Sheerness Docks where the...
View ArticleJuly 2011
A successful Education Day with pupils and staff from Hadlow Primary School and input from SHTAG Committee members, was held on site on 12 July 2011. Organised by the contractors Mansell, the children...
View Article100th Birthday
Hadlow Tower enthusiast and long-time supporter for its restoration, Jimmy Thirsk, celebrated his 100th birthday on 30th May. Jimmy was stationed at Bletchley Park during the 2nd World War and met his...
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