Description

SHEFFIELD

SK38NW SANDYGATE ROAD
784-1/5/641 (North side)
01/03/91 The Towers and attached garden wall

II

Small country house and attached garden wall. 1896, with
additions 1905. For Mr Levy. Coursed rubble with ashlar
dressings and plain tile roofs. Scottish Baronial style.
EXTERIOR: 2 corner, 2 gable and 2 ridge stacks. Continuous
first floor band, moulded ashlar eaves. All windows have plain
sashes in moulded ashlar surrounds. 3 storeys plus attics.
South-west garden front, 2 storeys over deep basement. 5 bay
front with recessed 3 bay centre, with terrace approached by
bridge and steps. 3 windows, and below, a central glazed
doorway flanked by single larger windows. On either side,
single bay projecting wings with crowstep gables. Above,
single windows, and below, canted bay windows with 3 sashes.
Right wing has round corner bartizans with conical roof. Left
wing has a similar bartizan to left, and a tall square stack
to right.
North-west front has a single storey addition with
battlemented parapet and a central 5-light bow window with
hexagonal leaded panes. Above, a 2-storey wing with a crowstep
gable. Another battlemented 5-light bow window and above, 2
windows. Above again, a single window.
Irregular north-east front has to right a circular tower, 2
stages, with moulded battlements and conical roof. 3 windows
on each floor, the upper ones smaller.
Off-centre, slightly projecting entrance wing, 2 bays, with
crowstep gable and large gabled timber-framed porch with
double doors and leaded glazing. To its left, a small window,
and above, to right, a single window with strapwork hood.
Above again, to left, a tall stair window, and to right, a
smaller window.
To the left of the porch, a short semicircular tower, 2
stages, with crenellated parapet. On the first floor, a coat
of arms in a pedimented surround with columns, flanked by
single windows with cornices linked to the pediment. Below, a
2-light window.
At the east corner, a tall square battlemented tower, 5
stages, with a taller attached circular stair turret with
conical roof. North-east face has a canted 2 storey oriel
window to the upper floors. South-east face has a single
second floor window with tympanum, and above it, a C20 window.
Above again, a smaller window. Below, a 2 storey canted bay
window with battlemented parapet and 3 lights on each floor.
South-east front has recessed central bay with a 4-centred
arched door, and above it, a pair of tall windows. Above
again, a smaller window. To left, a projecting curved wing
with crowstep gable and central external stack, flanked by
small curved windows on the 2 upper floors.
Attached to the south, a serpentine stone stair with cast-iron
balustrade, adjoining a single storey round tower with
battlements and a blind crosslet. Beyond the tower, concave
faced curved garden wall with 2 half-round battlemented
towers.
INTERIOR retains much of its original decoration, including a
panelled entrance hall. Most of the original doors, doorcases,
skirting, coving and fireplaces survive. The upper floors have
coved strapwork plaster ceilings.

Listing NGR: SK3107986804

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The Towers at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7769760

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