Rushton Triangular Lodge
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The Triangular Lodge is a folly, designed by Sir Thomas Tresham and constructed between 1593 and 1597 near Rushton, Northamptonshire, England. It is now in the care of English Heritage. The stone used
Rushton Triangular Lodge
Symbols and inscriptions on the '15' side
Schematic diagram
Plans and section of the lodge
Francis Tresham
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Francis Tresham was a member of the group of English provincial Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a conspiracy to assassinate King James I of England.
Rushton Triangular Lodge
…features on the cover of the 1973 edition. The Lodge figures prominently in the chapter of Alan Moore's novel Voice of the Fire concerning Tresham's son Francis, a Gunpowder Plot conspirator. Moore, a Northampton native, touches on the history of several local sites in his speculative magical realist history…
Francis Tresham Plotter
Rushton Hall
An anonymous letter sent to William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle, was instrumental in revealing the existence of the plot. The identity of its author has never been reliably established.
Tresham died in the Tower of London from natural causes.