Unnamed Drum Tower 50 Metres East Of The Bridgegate is a Grade I listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1955. A Medieval Tower.
Unnamed Drum Tower 50 Metres East Of The Bridgegate
- WRENN ID
- swift-soffit-meadow
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1955
- Type
- Tower
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SJ 407 658
- Coordinates
- 53.18641, -2.88869
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The unnamed drum tower, located 50 metres east of the Bridgegate in Chester, is part of the city walls and is a Grade I listed structure. This outer half of the former drum tower likely dates from the 13th century and was converted into a raised promenade between 1702 and 1708. It has undergone repairs at various times, including a weak 19th-century mock crenellation. The tower is constructed from coursed red sandstone rubble and projects as a semicircle to the south from the wall, with its platform aligned at the level of the wall walk. This platform was lowered to its current level in 1876-1877.
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