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Latitude: 53.188 / 53°11'16"N
Longitude: -2.8811 / 2°52'51"W
OS Eastings: 341223
OS Northings: 366021
OS Grid: SJ412660
Mapcode National: GBR 7B.32NN
Mapcode Global: WH88F.Q48B
Plus Code: 9C5V54Q9+6H
Entry Name: Tavenor Tower
Listing Date: 10 January 1972
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1375875
English Heritage Legacy ID: 469854
ID on this website: 101375875
Location: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH4
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward/Division: Handbridge Park
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Chester
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Chester St Mary without the Walls
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Villa
CHESTER CITY (EM)
SJ4166 LOWER PARK ROAD
1932-1/6/193 (North side)
10/01/72 No.7
Tavenor Tower
GV II
Villa. c1850. Rendered with hipped grey slate roof.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 4 windows to main block; recessed left
wing; pilasters to each floor of main block and between first
and second bays; tripartite window of 4-pane lights with
transoms; a 4-pane window in eared architrave; portico with
pair of Ionic columns at each corner has 4-panel door with
1-pane fanlight in pilastered case with keystone to round
arch; modillion entablature with balustrade; casement of two
4-pane lights in eared architrave. First floor stringcourse,
pargeted frieze and sillband; 4 casements of two 3-pane lights
in eared architraves; modillion cornice; 6 chimneys with
arched panels, modillion cornices and old pots. The recessed
left bay has banded rustication to the ground floor; a boarded
door; a 4-pane sash to the first floor; mansard roof with
2-pane sash in a pediment-gable dormer with dentils.
The north face to the Dee has projecting right wing with
recessed 2-pane sashes; 3 ground-floor openings, sillband, 3
first floor sashes, eaves cornice, mansard roof with 3
pedimented dormers. Slender tower with loops at attic level,
round-arched belvedere, dentil cornice, pyramidal roof. The
left wing has casement by tower, tripartite casements,
round-arched to first floor and a canted 2-storey bay window.
INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ4122366021
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