The Tower
THE TOWER, 32, WALDEN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1297708
- Date first listed:
- 01-Nov-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Tower
- Statutory Address:
- THE TOWER, 32, WALDEN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1297708
- Date first listed:
- 01-Nov-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE TOWER, 32, WALDEN 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:
- THE TOWER, 32, WALDEN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Uttlesford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sewards End
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 57129 37971
Details
SAFFRON WALDEN
TL53NE WALDEN ROAD, Sewards End 669-1/4/392 (South side) 01/11/72 No.32 The Tower
II
Large house. Mid C19 with some C20 refurbishment. Red brick, leaded roofs, square plan with clasping corner turrets. 2 storey and basement supporting `piano nobile'. Front N elevation: symmetrical composition, 3 window range plus single range end turrets. Windows segment headed, principally sashes, 3x4 panes. Middle and upper brick bands, upper dentilled with castellated parapet and recessed panels over windows below. Turrets rise above central block to 3 storeys. Windows narrow segment headed sashes 2x4 panes. Ogival leaded cupolas to turrets. Doorway central in projecting castellated porch with diagonal buttresses approached by steps, door boarded and battened. To E end, 2-storeyed service block, ramped castellated parapet, boarded door with light approached by steps with adjacent casement window. Rear S and W side elevations similar to front. No doorways, basement windows top-hung casements 5x3 panes. S elevation has S end of service block on E side with C20 fully glazed door and side lights, in all 6x5 panes under segment head. E side elevation. Similar to rest but has service addition to 3 central bays with castellated parapet and low pitch leaded roof. Windows segment headed 5 to ground floor, 3 to first. Irregular spacing, sashes and casements with glazing bars. Large central rectangular stack rises over house with tall narrow stack in line over roof of service block. Upper windows to turrets round, fixed, with radial glazing bars. INTERIOR seen to have detail of the same style.
Listing NGR: TL5712937971
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 370739
- 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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