The Tower House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. House. 3 related planning applications.

The Tower House

WRENN ID: vacant-corbel-rook
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Somerset
Country: England
Date first listed: 24 February 1987
Type: House
Source: Historic England listing

Description

ST33NE 9/22

CHILTON POLDEN CP BROADWAY (North side) No 71 (The Tower House)

GV II

House. Late C18/early C19. Rendered and colourwashed, moulded stone cornice, parapet with coping, coped verges, brick stacks, double-Roman tile and slate roof. Two storeys and attic, 3 bays, sash windows with glazing bars, late C19 canted bay on left of ground floor, tile roof, sash windows with glazing bars. Central semi-circular head door opening, 6-panelled door, fanlight with radiating glazing bars and central stained glass panel with achievement; stone Doric portico with 2 fluted columns, triglyph frieze. Interior with coeval doors, staircase, ornamental plasterwork, chimney pieces and fitted bookcases. Home of William Stradling in early-mid C19; an antiquarian and collector, he built the adjacent grotto (qv).

Listing NGR: ST3773939802

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