The Towers
THE TOWERS, RIVERS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394641
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- List Entry Name:
- The Towers
- Statutory Address:
- THE TOWERS, RIVERS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394641
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- The Towers
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE TOWERS, RIVERS 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 TOWERS, RIVERS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 75108 66117
Details
RIVERS ROAD 656-1/17/1374 (North side) 05/08/75 The Towers
GV II
Detached house in own extensive grounds above Rivers Road. Possibly with late C18 core, extensively enlarged and refronted in mid C19; further C20 alterations. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, slate roofs with moulded axial stacks and to returns. PLAN: Double depth plan with side and rear wings. EXTERIOR: Two storeys; three bay central block with taller flanking wings with corner drums. Plate glass sash windows. Central block has hipped roof with wide C20 boxed eaves; flanking pilasters and adjoining ground floor Platband; ground floor openings have extended sills in shouldered arched recesses and splayed reveals, and a C20 front door; first floor windows with narrow reeded architraves with roundels to upper corners. Taller wings with single bay links to circular corner towers, with three windows each; coped parapets, cornices and stepped friezes, ground floor platbands, flat-arched recesses to first floor windows and semicircular arched recesses to ground floor windows, all with extended sills; ground floor windows to towers are full height. Tower to left has curved stone first floor balcony on moulded stone brackets with fine iron balustrade. To rear left, higher up hillside, a wider gabled late C19 three storey range with machicolated parapet to front, coped gable to return, moulded sill strings and roll-moulded arrises to architraves. INTERIOR: Not inspected. HISTORY: The original central block is said to have been named Beacon Cottage. A picturesque composition that clearly indicates its several-phased development.
Listing NGR: ST7510866117
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 510041
- 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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