Tower House is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1953. A Medieval House.
Tower House
- WRENN ID
- proud-quartz-bone
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1953
- Type
- House
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Tower House is a house that dates back to the 14th century, first mentioned in 1405, with alterations made around 1840. It is constructed from dressed stone and ashlar, topped with a Welsh slate roof, and features an irregular shape with two storeys.
On the left side, there is a medieval tower, while a T-plan 19th-century house is attached to the right. The doorway is recessed under a pent roof located at the angle between the two sections. The tower includes 2- and 1-light 19th-century mullioned windows with floating cornices, and it is topped with 19th-century battlements and corner turrets.
To the right of the door, there is a projecting bay that features a similar 3-light window on the ground floor and a 2-light window above. The roofs are gabled with corniced ridge stacks.
Inside, the tower has a vaulted ground floor with walls that are 9 feet thick. Originally, it served as a 'vicar's pele' and was described as "long uninhabited and uninhabitable" in 1821, but it was back in use by 1844. It was later used as a youth hostel and is now a private house.
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