The Fish Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 April 1961. Folly.
The Fish Tower
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 April 1961
- Type
- Folly
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Fish Tower is a folly built around 1775, located on the south side of Two Tower Lane in Barwick. Constructed from local stone rubble, it features a Ham stone ashlar crown at the top. The base of the tower is approximately 2 meters square and 2 meters high, with an arched opening on the north side. Above this base rises a hollow circular column that is about 12 meters high, which has open slits on the south side and an ashlar crown adorned with ogee arched panels. The design of the tower is reminiscent of a factory chimney. It serves as a north boundary marker and is one of four markers for the Barwick Park estate, likely erected by John Newman.
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