The Tower House is a Grade I listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1949. A Late C19 House, detached house. 3 related planning applications.
The Tower House
- WRENN ID
- waning-roof-mint
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 1949
- Type
- House, detached house
- Period
- Late C19
- Address
- The Tower House, 29, Melbury Road W14, W14 8AB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 248 794
- Coordinates
- 51.49982, -0.20315
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tower House is a detached house built between 1875 and 1881 by William Burges for himself. It is constructed of red brick with a slated roof and features two main storeys, a basement, and a roof storey. The design is asymmetrical and reflects the Gothic style. To the left, there is an advanced wing with a gable facing the road, while a wing set back at right angles is located on the right side. Between these wings stands a round tower topped with a conical turret. The entrance is situated on the right-hand return and includes a projecting porch. The windows are mullioned and transomed, featuring leaded lights and stained glass, with lancet windows in the tower. The house is adorned with tall chimneys and is accompanied by a garden wall. The interiors are also considered important.
Local climate
The Tower House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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