SQUARE TOWER AT SO 9933 0279

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1298722
Date first listed:: 23-Jul-1971
List Entry Name:: SQUARE TOWER AT SO 9933 0279
Statutory Address:: SQUARE TOWER AT SO 9933 0279

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1298722
Date first listed:: 23-Jul-1971
List Entry Name:: SQUARE TOWER AT SO 9933 0279
Statutory Address 1:: SQUARE TOWER AT SO 9933 0279

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: SQUARE TOWER AT SO 9933 0279

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Cotswold (District Authority)
Parish:: Cirencester
National Grid Reference:: SO9932502786

Details

CIRENCESTER

SO9902 CIRENCESTER PARK 578-1/1/353 Square Tower at SO 9933 0279 23/07/71

GV II

House designed as landscape feature. Early/mid C18 with C20 alterations. Coursed limestone rubble; stone slate hipped parapeted roof to rear, other roofs not visible behind parapet; central stack disguised as merlon of embattled parapet. Building in mock mediaeval style consists of 3-storey square tower with 2-storey range to left side and single storey range to rear. 3-window range has pair of lancet windows with leaded lights to first floor left, similar lancet window in tower to right. Oculus with intersecting glazing bars to second floor of tower. Ground floor has one pair of similar lancets and one single lancet, all with leaded lights, to left and centre; one C20 two-light timber window in probable blocked former doorway in centre of tower. Right side has one C20 three-light timber window to first floor of tower, one pair of lancets similar to front to ground floor of tower, similar single lancet and C20 three-light window to single-storey rear range. Left side has two pairs of similar lancets to each of first and ground floors, plank door in pointed opening in single-storey range to rear. Rear elevation has four C20 single- and 3-light windows and plank door all with concrete lintels to single-storey range, single lancet to first floor of 2-storey range. Embattled parapet continues on all sides; building designed to give picturesque appearance from any angle. INTERIOR not inspected but noted as having largely C20 appearance. (EH Gardens Register: Gloucester: Grade I: London: 1986-).

Listing NGR: SO9932502786

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Legacy System number:: 365115
Legacy System:: LBS

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 16 Gloucestershire,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.