Folly Tower About 300 Metres South South East Of Yaxley Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1987. Gazebo.
Folly Tower About 300 Metres South South East Of Yaxley Hall
- WRENN ID
- upper-gateway-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1987
- Type
- Gazebo
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TM 12527329 3/148
YAXLEY HALL LANE (SOUTH SIDE) Folly Tower about 300m south south east of Yaxley Hall
II
Gazebo in the form of a small church tower. Said to have had 1852 datestone, probably built for P.R. Welch of Yaxley Hall (q.v.). Flint and red brick rubble with stone dressings. A square on plan with diagonal buttresses at angles. Once 2 storeys and taller. To front an entrance with a reused C15 stone arch, pointed with inner chamfer, outer Tudor Rose ornament, roll moulded bell capitals to responds, jambs are early ovolo moulded red brick, string course to upper level which is set back slightly and had pointed arched windows. 4 stage full height buttresses with stone offsets. To rear an external stair led to upper storey. Formerly had an embattled parapet. Interior cement rendered with pointed arched niches.
Listing NGR: TM1253673285
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