Tower House

Tower House is a former school and schoolmaster's house, now a residential property, built in 1847 by F. O'Connor for the National Co-operative Land Company, with later alterations. The building features rendered walls that are lined to resemble ashlar, sitting above a stone plinth, while the rear lean-to is constructed of Sussex-bond brickwork. The right wing has a roof covered in hexagonal slates, while the left and central sections are topped with ribbed concrete tiles.

The structure has a two-bay, 2½ storey cross wing at the center, flanked by single-storey, three-bay wings on either side, with a lean-to at the back of the right wing. The facade facing north, away from the drive, includes a central block with a pair of doors that are accessed by two stone steps. Each door has a flush panel at the bottom and marginal lights along the sides. On either side of the doors are two-light mullion and transom windows with small panes and flat heads. The first floor features similar windows, with a blind recess in the center. In the gable, there is a two-light casement window with marginal lights and chamfered corners, complemented by plain bargeboards.

The eaves are adorned with fretwork and a wavy fascia on each side, and there is a lateral chimney on the left return. The wings contain three two-light mullion and transom windows with small panes and chamfered reveals, along with a similar fretwork wavy fascia at the eaves and a lateral chimney at the center rear of each wing. The right return features a centrally located boarded door that is accessed by three stone steps, with a flat head above it. There is a brick end to the lean-to that is slightly set back on the right. Above this door, a louvred slit is present in the gable, along with wavy fretwork bargeboards and a timber finial. Tower House was built as a school for a Chartist settlement and is part of a group with nearby Chartist cottages.