9, Tower Place

No. 9 Tower Place, also known as Davy Tower, is a defensive tower that dates back to around 1250. It was converted into a summerhouse around 1730 and later extended around 1830, with further modifications in the 20th century. The base of the tower is made of magnesian limestone, while the raised and extended sections are built from red brick in Flemish bond. The 20th-century extension features red and grey brick in Monk bond. The porch and coved eaves cornice are made of timber, and the hipped slate roof, which slopes towards the river, is adorned with wrought-iron corner scrolls and two brick stacks.

The entrance front facing Tower Place has a single-storey gable end with steps leading up to a door that consists of six raised and fielded panels, complete with a divided overlight in a plain porch, located to the left of an extruded stack. The river front has a basement and one storey with two windows and a one-bay extension to the left. The main wall features a 12-pane sash window on the left and a blind window opening on the right, both with painted moulded stone sills and flat arches made of gauged brick with fasciated keyblocks. The extension bay is canted at the corner and includes two 4-pane casement windows.

On the park front, there is a basement and one storey with two bays. To the left, an offset buttress is present, with a musket loop to the right. Above, there are 16-pane sash windows, detailed similarly to those on the river front. The return wall to the right has a cruciform loop. Historically, during the 14th and early 15th centuries, the tower was known as the Tower of the Friars Minor, and by the end of the 15th century, it was referred to as Davy Tower. A defensive chain was typically stretched across the river from Davy Tower to the opposing tower.

The interior has not been inspected, but records from the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments note original summerhouse fittings, including a chimneypiece with a pulvinated frieze, window seats, a dado rail with sunk panelling above, and a moulded and enriched cornice.