Tower House
TOWER HOUSE, 53, PARK ROW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1254871
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Tower House
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER HOUSE, 53, PARK ROW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1254871
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Tower House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWER HOUSE, 53, PARK ROW
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, 53, PARK ROW
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Nottingham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 56763 39705
Details
NOTTINGHAM
SK5639NE PARK ROW 646-1/19/468 (East side) No.53 Tower House
GV II
House. 1827-33, probably designed by PF Robinson and built by William Paterson for the fourth Duke of Newcastle. Altered c1860, by TC Hine, raised and altered c1880 by Watson Fothergill. Red brick, mainly rendered, with rock-faced ashlar basement and timber-framed attic with brick nogging. Terracotta dressings and slate roofs. 2 coped side wall stacks, rendered. String courses, ground floor and first floor terracotta friezes, cornice and coped parapet. 3 storeys plus basement and attics; 3 window range. Projecting central tower porch, square, with pyramidal roof and finial. Ground floor has 2 round-headed sashes with a central shaft, carrying a corbel. Above, a canted stone bay window, hipped, with 3 sashes. Above again, a smaller window, 3-lights with round-arched plain sashes. Attic has a small plain sash to each return. Basement has 2 small windows and side door. To left, a balustrade wall with ramped coping and square end pier with cornice. Porch left return has stone steps to a round-arched side doorway with double shafts and 4-panel door with lattice overlight. Flanking the porch, large basement windows, that to left with glazing bars. Above, single glazing bar sashes, and above again, smaller glazing bar sashes. (Get to know Nottingham: Brand K: Watson Fothergill, Architect: Nottingham: 1987-: 17).
Listing NGR: SK5676339705
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 457978
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Brand, K, Get To Know Nottingham in Watson Fothergill Architect, (1987), 17
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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