Cabot Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1977. Tower. 1 related planning application.
Cabot Tower
- WRENN ID
- graven-sill-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 March 1977
- Type
- Tower
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BRISTOL
ST5772 BRANDON HILL 901-1/41/18 Cabot Tower 04/03/77
II
Tower. 1897-8. By WV Gough. Snecked red sandstone rubble with limestone dressings. Tudor Gothic Revival style. Square 2-stage tower has diagonal buttresses with octagonal finials, a weathered plinth, lower band of square panels, diminishing bands of ashlar to the lower stage, a middle band of pointed panels, and machicolated cornice with a pierced balustrade. The doorway in the N side has a moulded surround and plain door, below a 2-centre arched panel with a gabled label, crockets and finial, containing the city arms, flanked by attached columns with heraldic beasts on top. Similar panels with various arms to the other 3 sides. Bowed balconies to the second stage have moulded bases and pierced balustrades, to open 2-centre arches with gabled hoods like the doorway, and tall flanking 1/2 round attached shafts. Elaborate ashlar octagonal spirelet on top, with octagonal side finials linked to the buttress finials by flying buttresses, and a weathered top with ball finial and a carved figure. The faces have openings as the balconies with wrought-iron overthrow arches to each. Small quatrefoil windows mark the progress of the stairs. INTERIOR not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: built to commemorate the fourth centenary of Cabot's voyage.
Listing NGR: ST5793372959
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