Description

SK 15 SW ILAM C.P. ILAM PARK

8/122 (17/6) Tower approximately
20 yards North of Ilam
1.2.67. Hall. (Previously listed
as "Small Tower near
Hall")

G.V. II

Tower, possible former dovecote, c1830. Probably built by James Trubshawe.
Rough faced ashlar; hammer dressed ashlar plinth and steps. Octagonal
plan. Flight of steps leading to ground floor door with Caernarvon arch
head; lancet loops in every other face at mid-height; a roll moulded
string marks the upper stage which consists of alternate square panels
of a blank shield and a cruciform loop; crested eaves to an 8-sided dome
of fishscale work capped by a ball finial. James Trubshawe built the
probably contemporary Ilam Hall to the designs of John Shawe.

Listing NGR: SK1316050711

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26289838

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Recommended Books

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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)