Description

SO 8401-8501 MINCHINHAMPTON BURLEIGH

15/226 Burleigh Tower

II

Detached house. Late C19 incorporating earlier farm buildings.
Coursed and squared rubble limestone; ashlar chimneys; stone
slate roof. Two-storey with attic; irregular plan with 4-storey
tower on south east corner. South front: 2 gables at different
heights with shaped barge boards, left incorporating earlier
masonry. Canted single-storey bay window to left; various 4-pane
sashes. Roughly central segmental arched doorway, ground floor
with long conservatory porch. Circular tower on corner to right
has various small casements to lower floors; upper part left
incomplete with unglazed window openings, crenellated parapet and
no roof - ruinous effect. East side: crenellated parapet runs to
right from tower. Full gable to right with shaped barge boards.
Various 4-pane sashes. C20 lean-to alteration to ground floor with
large glazed doors. Crow-stepped gable to north end. A folly
house on the edge of Minchinhampton Common.

Listing NGR: SO8588701726

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26383463

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)