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The Tower

A Grade II Listed Building in Sewards End, Essex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0179 / 52°1'4"N

Longitude: 0.2884 / 0°17'18"E

OS Eastings: 557129

OS Northings: 237971

OS Grid: TL571379

Mapcode National: GBR MC5.FRD

Mapcode Global: VHHL4.YJBX

Plus Code: 9F42279Q+59

Entry Name: The Tower

Listing Date: 1 November 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1297708

English Heritage Legacy ID: 370739

ID on this website: 101297708

Location: Sewards End, Uttlesford, Essex, CB10

County: Essex

District: Uttlesford

Civil Parish: Sewards End

Built-Up Area: Sewards End

Traditional County: Essex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex

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Saffron Walden

Description



SAFFRON WALDEN

TL53NE WALDEN ROAD, Sewards End
669-1/4/392 (South side)
01/11/72 No.32
The Tower

II

Large house. Mid C19 with some C20 refurbishment. Red brick,
leaded roofs, square plan with clasping corner turrets. 2
storey and basement supporting `piano nobile'. Front N
elevation: symmetrical composition, 3 window range plus single
range end turrets. Windows segment headed, principally sashes,
3x4 panes. Middle and upper brick bands, upper dentilled with
castellated parapet and recessed panels over windows below.
Turrets rise above central block to 3 storeys. Windows narrow
segment headed sashes 2x4 panes. Ogival leaded cupolas to
turrets. Doorway central in projecting castellated porch with
diagonal buttresses approached by steps, door boarded and
battened. To E end, 2-storeyed service block, ramped
castellated parapet, boarded door with light approached by
steps with adjacent casement window. Rear S and W side
elevations similar to front. No doorways, basement windows
top-hung casements 5x3 panes. S elevation has S end of service
block on E side with C20 fully glazed door and side lights, in
all 6x5 panes under segment head. E side elevation. Similar to
rest but has service addition to 3 central bays with
castellated parapet and low pitch leaded roof. Windows segment
headed 5 to ground floor, 3 to first. Irregular spacing,
sashes and casements with glazing bars. Large central
rectangular stack rises over house with tall narrow stack in
line over roof of service block. Upper windows to turrets
round, fixed, with radial glazing bars.
INTERIOR seen to have detail of the same style.


Listing NGR: TL5712937971

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