Listed Building record TR 36 NW 1057 - WATERLOO TOWER IN GROUNDS OF QUEX PARK

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1818 to 1899

Location

Grid reference TR 3108 6804 (point)
Map sheet TR36NW
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
QUEX PARK 1. 1380 BIRCHINGTON-ON-SEA Waterloo Tower in grounds of Quex Park TR 36 NW 9/87A
II
2. 1818-1820. Built of red brick. 4 storeys with 4 octagonal turrets. Crenellated, Lancets with Gothick glazing bars and arrow-slit windows. It is surmounted by a later C19 cast iron spire crowned by a hen weathervane. The base has 2 1 storeyed entrance lodges with crocketted spires, also crenellated. Royal Coat of Arms above doorcase, Mausoleum at base with the inscription: "This tower was restored and the mausoleum was dedicated to the memory of Henry Horace Powell Cotton by his son 1896." The interior has a peal of 12 bells.
Listing NGR: TR3087668294


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

Feb 19 2008 12:26PM