Tower House
TOWER HOUSE, BURTON CONSTABLE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1366243
- Date first listed:
- 16-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Tower House
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER HOUSE, BURTON CONSTABLE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1366243
- Date first listed:
- 16-Dec-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 24-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Tower House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWER HOUSE, BURTON CONSTABLE LANE
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, BURTON CONSTABLE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Burton Constable
- National Grid Reference:
- TA 19456 36201
Details
BURTON CONSTABLE BURTON CONSTABLE LANE TA 1836-1936 (west side, off) 9/1 Tower House (formerly listed as 16.12.66 Denbarrie Kennels) GV II Formerly the engine house and water tower of Burton.Constable Hall (qv),now a dwelling. Early-mid C19 incorporating early C17 tower and with later additions and alterations. Reddish-brown brick in Flemish bond with yellow brick and ashlar dressings and reddish-brown narrow brick in stretcher bond to tower, with concealed roofs. Square on plan with 3-bay front, C17 tower to rear. Main front has central breakforward of 3 storeys, single bay, with 2-storey, single bays to either side. Yellow brick quoins and chamfered plinth. Central entrance a brick basket-arched opening. Within a part- glazed door. Above opening a heraldic shield inscribed 'SANS MAL DESIR'. Casement cross windows throughout with wooden mullions and transoms except to second floor of tower which has a 4-pane casement. All windows under ashlar hoodmoulds with label stops and with ashlar sills. Yellow brick eaves course. Projecting embattled parapets. Rear embattled octagonal stack. Octagonal water tower incorporated to rear at right has inserted 3- pane windows under hoodmoulds. Lowered in late C20. Embattled parapets. Pevsner N, Yorkshire, York and The East Riding, 1978, p 212.
Listing NGR: TA1945636201
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 166676
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire - York and the East Riding, (1972), 212
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 22 Humberside,
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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