The Tower War Memorial Crich Derbyshire 090712

The Tower War Memorial Crich Derbyshire 090712 

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The Summit of Crich Hill is reputed to have been the site of the Beacon Fire which signalled the sighting of the Spanish Armada in the English channel in 1588. It is believed that after thrashing the Spanish received from Drake his ships and the good old English Weather, it was again used to celebrate the victory.

In 1988 this most famous naval victory was again celebrated on the 400th anniverary with a new Beacon Post and Brazier being built and in 2002 it was again rebuilt as a cairn and brazier to commermorate HM The Queen's Golden Jubilee.

The Tower

The first record of any town type structure is during the reign of King George III (1760) when a wooden tower was erected to provide both a landmark and a place from which to take in some of the best view available. 

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