Tower House
TOWER HOUSE, BATH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1214747
- Date first listed:
- 14-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Tower House
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER HOUSE, BATH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1214747
- Date first listed:
- 14-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Tower House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWER HOUSE, BATH 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:
- TOWER HOUSE, BATH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kelston
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 70084 67040
Details
ST 76 NW KELSTON BATH ROAD, KELSTON (south side)
4/78 Tower House
G.V. II
Italianate country villa, built as a dower house for the Kelston Park (q.v.) estate. Designed 1835 by James Thomson, of London. Ashlar with a lead roof concealed behind a plain parapet. An asymmetrical villa, the dominant part of which is a 3 stage pylon tower to the right: pyramidal lead roof behind a projecting cornice on brackets, and with small square lights between the brackets; columns to the sides support elaborate urns; panelled and glazed door and later cast iron hood; recessed niche on first floor and circular window above. On the east side of the tower is a corbelled out circular stair turret. The main part of the house to the east has 2 storeys and a basement: 2-light round-headed window in plain surround on each floor; circular turret at east end with a single bay, 2 storey lean-to at the left. The garden elevation has a single, 3-light round headed window on the first floor and a projecting rear wing with round angle turrets and a 3-light bay window on a corbelled base. Interior: large open staircase hall. Thomson was employed by the Inigo-Jones or Neeld family on their main estate at Grittleton, Wiltshire (J. Orbach, personal information).
Listing NGR: ST7008467040
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 399674
- 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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