Listed Building record TR 36 NW 1057 - WATERLOO TOWER IN GROUNDS OF QUEX PARK
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 3108 6804 (point) |
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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
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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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- --- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
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Record last edited
Feb 19 2008 12:26PM