Tower at Haggerston Castle
TOWER AT HAGGERSTON CASTLE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1154644
- Date first listed:
- 22-Dec-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Tower at Haggerston Castle
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER AT HAGGERSTON CASTLE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1154644
- Date first listed:
- 22-Dec-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Tower at Haggerston Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWER AT HAGGERSTON CASTLE
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:
- TOWER AT HAGGERSTON CASTLE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ancroft
- National Grid Reference:
- NU 04193 43714
Details
ANCROFT HAGGERSTON NU 04 SW 10/41 Tower at 22/12/69 Haggerston Castle
GV II
Tower (along with the Rotunda, q.v.) forms the remains of a house rebuilt 1893-7 by R. Norman Shaw for Thomas Leyland. The rest of the house was demolished in 1933. Ashlar. Very tall and slender L-plan tower. Round- headed ground-floor doorway on north side. The main tower has an elongated canted oriel on each side at the top, and moulded battlements.
Slightly higher stair tower of 12 storeys has small windows with chamfered surrounds. Brick-vaulted basement. The tower was both a water tower and a belvedere.
R. Norman Shaw : Andrew Saint : 1976.
Listing NGR: NU0419343714
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 237894
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Saint, A, Richard Norman Shaw, (1976)
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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