Elgin Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1976. House. 2 related planning applications.
Elgin Tower
- WRENN ID
- patient-alcove-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1976
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Elgin Tower is a house dated 1887, built in the Scottish Baronial style. It is constructed of snecked red sandstone ashlar with gabled slate roofs, brick stacks, and is situated in a prominent position overlooking Minehead. The asymmetrical design incorporates a complex plan. The house is three and four storeys high, with an irregular window pattern. A three-storey crow-stepped gable is on the left, complemented by a four-storey square tower to the right, featuring a taller stair turret and canon waterspouts, as well as castellated parapets with false machiolation. The entrance, reached by a staircase to the first floor, is distinguished by a large semicircular arch beneath a crow-stepped gable, which bears a datestone. Rainwater heads are also dated. A low circular bay is situated to the right. The interior has not been inspected.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 7 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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