Paterchurch Tower is a Grade I listed building in the Pembrokeshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 July 1981. House.
Paterchurch Tower
- WRENN ID
- errant-chamber-snow
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 14 July 1981
- Type
- House
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Rubble stone 3-storey embattled tower with castellated parapet and taller rounded NE stair tower. S front has blocked chamfered pointed entry with heavy corbelling over, blocked first-floor (later) camber-headed opening and plain second-floor window. Loop under parapet. W side has loop to ground and first floor, blocked square second-floor opening with voussoirs and two drainage gutters above. E side has loop, plain window to first and second floor and two drainage gutters. NE tower has N and E stepped buttressing, rounded masonry between and two small lights. W of N buttress is short wall section with pointed arched doorway in line with main pointed N doorway, and between (to left) is E door into tower stair. N side has one plain first-floor window with traces of gable above and loop above second floor.
Scheduled Ancient Monument Pe 380
Vaulted chamber each floor, ground floor with square section ribs, four from corners and four to ridges, meeting at octagonal boss. Segmental arch to blocked S doorway. Plastered vaults to two upper floors, rounded to first floor, pointed on second floor, the crown of the vault rising behind parapets of tower top. First floor has narrow corner SW flue.
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