The Tower at Ruxley Towers
The Tower at Ruxley Towers, Ruxley Ridge
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030055
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jul-1989
- List Entry Name:
- The Tower at Ruxley Towers
- Statutory Address:
- The Tower at Ruxley Towers, Ruxley Ridge
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- Date:
- 2001-11-04
- Reference:
- IOE01/02591/16
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030055
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jul-1989
- List Entry Name:
- The Tower at Ruxley Towers
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Tower at Ruxley Towers, Ruxley Ridge
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- The Tower at Ruxley Towers, Ruxley Ridge
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Elmbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Claygate
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 16440 63156
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12 November 2021 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards
TQ 16 SE
6/460
ESHER
Claygate
RUXLEY RIDGE (east end, off)
The Tower at Ruxley Towers
II
Tower, now part of office. C1870 for Lord Foley. Stuccoed; roof concealed. Five-stage octagonal tower with taller octagonal stair lower on north-east side. In C15 Gothic style having: square-headed windows with hood-moulds, of two lights to upper stages of main tower, of one light to stair lower; looped arrow slits at top of stair tower; corbelled embattled parapets (that of main tower fenestrated) with roll-moulded coping; dragon gargoyles. Main tower has segmental-arched doorway next to stair tower, larger windows on ground floor, and first floor oriel window on south-west side.
Remainder of the building not of special architectural or historic interest.
Listing NGR: TQ1644063156
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 287046
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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