Boundary Walls To Tower House

WELLS

ST5445 ST ANDREW STREET 662-1/7/244 (North side) Boundary walls to No.2 (Tower House)

GV II

Boundary wall to St Andrew, The Liberty and across the N edge of the site. Probably on site of boundary of late C14, possibly incorporating some of that wall. Random stone rubble. From the left, adjoining Vicars' Close (qv) approx 2.75m high, without coping, extending approx 10m, and containing a plank gate with concrete lintel. Then pair of square ashlar gate-piers approx 400mm square on plinths and to square capping mould and pyramidal top with late C20 gates approx 3m wide. To right the wall approx 2m high, with rounded rendered capping, swept up over a plank gate under segmental brick arch, with weathered stone coping, continued right and returning in a quadrant curve to The Liberty approx 2.75 to 3m high, again swept up approx 1m and with stone coping opposite the N end of the house, Near the right-hand end a further plank door under segmental brick head. At the right-hand end stops to a square pier similar to those to the S. The wall continues behind the pier across the N end of the garden, stopping to the walls at the rear of Vicars' Close. Most of the boundary was well established on this corner in late medieval times. Important in the setting of Tower House (qv) and in the streetscape at a very important point in the city.

Listing NGR: ST5519845962