Listed Building record TQ 45 SW 118 - THE TOWER

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1799

Location

Grid reference TQ 4487 5262 (point)
Map sheet TQ45SW
Civil Parish WESTERHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5280 WESTERHAM TOWER WOOD
The Tower TQ 45 SW 44/1521
II
2. Folly tower, C18 building with some classical detail. Roofless and ruinous. Square tower with projecting square entrance section on south side and full eight canted bay on north. Galletted rubble masonry in rough courses. Plinth and 1st floor band. 2 storeys and basement, parapet top. Door and 2 square windows with keystones and lintels in front. East and West walls have tall, round arched window on 1st floor and 2 round windows below, that on left of West front now only a gaping hole. Similar hole and traces of door in north bay. Inside splayed window reveals lined in red brick. Some interior plasterwork.
Listing NGR: TQ4449552862


English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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  • --- Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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Record last edited

Aug 17 2016 11:13AM