Tower Cottage

Tower Cottage is an estate cottage dating to around 1850, situated near Goudhurst Bedgebury Cross. Constructed of red brick and sandstone, it features a slated roof. The cottage is L-shaped, with a prominent tower projecting from the return angle. It stands on a plinth and has stone quoins. The roof is defined by kneelered parapet gables, and a projecting stack to the right featuring octagonal, moulded paired flues. Two moulded gabled half-dormers and a central, flush skylight illuminate the attic space. The front elevation has two-light mullioned stone windows with label hoods, and a central glazed door recessed within a kneelered gabled porch. The porch has a four-centred arched surround and a labelled hood. To the right is a two-storey tower, offset on the ground floor, topped with a pyramidal roof and narrow, lancet-like windows. A rear wing extends from the main body of the cottage, featuring moulded door and window surrounds, and is comparable to Nos. 2 and 3 on the opposite side of the Cross. It represents the finest of the estate cottages built for the Bedgebury Estate. The architect may have been Alexander Roos (circa 1840) or R C Carpenter (circa 1854), both of whom worked on Bedgebury Park during those periods.