Leith Hill, 1906
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A local labourer and his dog obligingly pose for the camera on the sandy path leading from the summit of Leith Hill, at 967ft the highest point in the south-eastern counties. The top of the tower, built by Richard Hull in 1766, gives those who climb the 75 steps to its battlements views that, on a clear day, are said to extend across a dozen counties. Hull, who was the squire of nearby Leith Hill Place, was buried upside down beneath the tower after his death in 1772. This was in accordance with an interpretation, prevalent at the time, to the biblical reference regarding the Day of Judgement when the world will be turned upside down and the dead resurrected. Hull anticipated being among the few souls to then face his creator the right way up.
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