David Salomons' House, water tower and wall attached to east

David Salomons' House, water tower and wall attached to east, Speldhurst Road

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1338685
Date first listed:: 14-Mar-1973
List Entry Name:: David Salomons' House, water tower and wall attached to east
Statutory Address:: David Salomons' House, water tower and wall attached to east, Speldhurst Road

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1338685
Date first listed:: 14-Mar-1973
List Entry Name:: David Salomons' House, water tower and wall attached to east
Statutory Address 1:: David Salomons' House, water tower and wall attached to east, Speldhurst Road

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:: David Salomons' House, water tower and wall attached to east, Speldhurst Road

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

County:: Kent
District:: Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
Parish:: Southborough
National Grid Reference:: TQ 56884 41648

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SOUTHBOROUGH SPELDHURST ROAD (south side) David Salomons' House, water tower and wall attached to east

14-3-73 II Late C19. Stock brick, with band of red brick marking each storey. Built on outcrop of Tunbridge Wells rock with caves underneath. Round tower of four storeys, with smaller staircase turret attached. Crenellated parapet. Clock face and arrow slit windows. Attached to east is wall almost 6 feet high also with crenellated parapet; imitation towers, arrow-slip openings and machicolations. Partly encloses walled garden to north.

Listing NGR: TQ5689041722

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Legacy System number:: 169342
Legacy System:: LBS

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