Berry Tower
BERRY TOWER, CEMETERY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206305
- Date first listed:
- 26-Mar-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Berry Tower
- Statutory Address:
- BERRY TOWER, CEMETERY ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/03294/24
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206305
- Date first listed:
- 26-Mar-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Berry Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- BERRY TOWER, CEMETERY ROAD
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:
- BERRY TOWER, CEMETERY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bodmin
- National Grid Reference:
- SX0725067467
Details
BODMIN
SX0767 CEMETERY ROAD
629-1/2/21 Berry Tower
26/03/49
GV II
Ruined tower surviving from Chapel of the Holy Rood. 1501-14.
Coursed squared local stone with granite window dressings,
roofless. Square on plan with enclosed internal stair turret
to NW corner. 3-stage tower with strings dividing stages.
Lower stage has springing of relieving arch of west doorway
and hoodmould over pointed window above. 2nd stage has sill,
right-hand jamb and part of 5-foil head of right-hand light of
former 2-light window. Upper stage has remains of similar
window to each side, the north, east and south windows with
hoodmoulds, 2 cinquefoil heads to east window, half-head to
north and south windows and part of hoodmould to west window.
Stair ventilators/windows near NW corner; some unblocked
putlog holes.
(McClean J: Deanery of Trigg Minor: Bodmin: 1873-: 199; Long L
E: An Old Cornish Town: Bodmin: 1975-: 54-65).
Listing NGR: SX0725067467
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 367964
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
McClean, J, Deanery of Trigg Minor Bodmin, (1873), 199
Long, L E, An Old Cornish Town Bodmin, (1975), 054-65
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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