Boundary Walls, Gate Piers and Gates to Tower House School
BOUNDARY WALLS, GATE PIERS AND GATES TO TOWER HOUSE SCHOOL, FISHER STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195102
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Walls, Gate Piers and Gates to Tower House School
- Statutory Address:
- BOUNDARY WALLS, GATE PIERS AND GATES TO TOWER HOUSE SCHOOL, FISHER STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195102
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Walls, Gate Piers and Gates to Tower House School
- Statutory Address 1:
- BOUNDARY WALLS, GATE PIERS AND GATES TO TOWER HOUSE SCHOOL, FISHER STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- BOUNDARY WALLS, GATE PIERS AND GATES TO TOWER HOUSE SCHOOL, MABEL PLACE
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:
- BOUNDARY WALLS, GATE PIERS AND GATES TO TOWER HOUSE SCHOOL, FISHER STREET
- Statutory Address:
- BOUNDARY WALLS, GATE PIERS AND GATES TO TOWER HOUSE SCHOOL, MABEL PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Torbay (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 88622 60300
Details
PAIGNTON
SX8860 FISHER STREET 1947-1/5/36 (South West side) Boundary walls, gate piers and gates to Tower House School
GV II
Boundary walls, gates and gate piers. 1890, contemporary with Tower House. Local grey limestone rubble walls, partly rendered, with Flemish bond yellow brick above and cast-concrete coping. The main entrance gates in Mabel Place have rusticated rendered square section gate piers with large oversailing cast-concrete caps crowned with truncated pinnacles. 'Tower House' is written in mosaic under the cornices of the piers. Pair of wrought- and cast-iron gates. The entrance from Fisher Street has one pedestrian gate and one vehicular gate. Rusticated square section piers with yellow brick dressings and sandstone caps. Gates have alternating square section and twisted verticals below the middle rail and diagonal bracing above with central cast-iron floral motif and wrought-iron arabesques. Included for group value with Tower House School (qv).
Listing NGR: SX8862260300
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 383798
- 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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