The Tower House is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. A Georgian House.

The Tower House

WRENN ID
other-chimney-amber
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Country
England
Date first listed
29 April 1987
Type
House
Period
Georgian
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Tower House is the east wing and conservatory of a country house built around 1820 for the Mitford family by architect John Dobson. It was separated from the main house after the demolition of the northeast wing in the 20th century. The building is constructed of ashlar stone, with squared tooled stone at the rear, and features a Welsh slate roof on the wing and a glass roof on the conservatory.

The south elevation of the wing is divided into two sections. The left section is two stories high and has three bays, with a plinth and an eaves cornice. There are no windows on the ground floor, while the first floor has 20-pane sash windows, except for the leftmost window which is blocked, as this bay serves as a screen wall due to the demolition. The left section has a hipped roof. The right bay is a three-story tower, featuring a plinth, a second-floor string course, and an eaves cornice. It has a blocked door framed by an architrave, with a 24-pane sash window above it and a 20-pane sash window on the second floor. The tower is topped with a pyramidal roof and has a rendered lateral stack on the left side.

The conservatory is set forward to the right and consists of seven bays, with a plinth and Tuscan pilasters between the bays and at the corners. The glazing has been renewed, and it has a hipped roof. The left return of the conservatory has five bays and features a central half-glazed door.

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  1. Mitford Hall and Attached Screen Wall Grade II* 39 m
  2. The Lodge Grade II 267 m
  3. Garden Wall of Manor House, Section in Grounds of Parkburn Grade II 271 m
  4. Screen Wall and Piers at Entrance to Mitford Hall Grade II 279 m
  5. Manor House and Adjacent Ruins Grade II* 328 m
  6. Lych Gate and Attached Churchyard Wall to South of Church of St Mary Magdalene Grade II 412 m
  7. Church of St Mary Magdalene Grade I 418 m
  8. Mitford Castle. Remains of West Curtain Wall Buildings Grade I 495 m
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