Tettenhall Towers

Tettenhall Towers is a house that has been converted into a school. It was originally built around 1770 but underwent significant alterations around 1820, with large extensions added in the 1860s for Colonel Thomas Thorneycroft, along with some smaller 20th-century extensions. The building is constructed of ashlar with stucco on the front and the extensions on the left side, featuring slate roofs and stucco stacks. It is designed in the Greek Revival style and has an L-shaped plan.

The structure is two storeys high and has a 14-window range. The right end has three windows arranged symmetrically, with the ends projecting forward under pediments, and a central porch. The irregular extensions from the 1860s step back to the left and include two octagonal towers that rise above the first floor. The building features a first-floor sill band and a top cornice, with the towers adorned with Greek key moulding on their parapets. The windows primarily consist of 12-pane sashes, with one tower featuring 9-pane sashes.

The porch is supported by unfluted Doric columns and includes a frieze, cornice, and a blocking course with anthemions. The entrance has a round-headed design leading to a later inner porch with paired glazed doors, and there are two entrances on the left end. The right side of the building has a two-storey canted bay, while the end of the rear range features panelled angle pilasters and a Greek key frieze, along with a panel and acroteria on the blocking course. The rear of the building has a projecting right half with an octagonal angle turret, and the left end includes a two-storey bowed window with an enclosed colonnade to the right, along with a pediment. The right half features a projecting orangery with large sash windows.

The 19th-century rear wing is three storeys high and has varied window designs, including a two-storey rectangular bay with tripartite windows. Inside, there are some Greek features, such as a hall with a coffered ceiling and a stair with an enclosed well, iron balusters, and a lantern. A room to the right has an end Ionic screen, doorcases, and window shutters, while a double-height room includes a balcony. Colonel Thorneycroft had an interest in ventilation and heating, and some of his innovations are incorporated into the building.