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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 732 |
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| Type of record: | Listed Building |
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| Name: | TOWER HOUSE |
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Summary
Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1300 to 1899
| Grid Reference: | TR 1452 5801 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TOWER (Medieval to Modern - 1300 AD to 2050 AD)
- HOUSE (HOUSE, Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Description from record TR 15 NW 160:
[TR 14525802] Tower [NR]. (1) Complete; incorporated into Tower House. (2) [TR 14525801] Tower House, St Dunstan's Street. Grade II. Largely 19thc but incorporating a 14thc tower from the City Wall. (3-4) Tower 21, Tower House. One of the medieval towers between West Gate [TR 15 NW 155] and Worth Gate [TR 15 NW 187]. (5)
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 944 ST DUNSTAN'S STREET
Tower House TR 1458 SE 2/102 3.5.67.
II
2. Largely C19 but incorporating a C14 tower from the City Wall. 3 storeys flint and rubble with stone or brick dressings. Tower is crenellated. Tiled roof. 1 curved protruding gable. Windows are 2 and 3 light lancers set in brick hood moulding. Front elevation has 2 gables.
Listing NGR: TR1452958017 (6)
<1> OS 1:2500 (OS Card Reference). SKE48196.
<2> F1 FGA 27-JAN-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42991.
<3> DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent Sept 1973 207 208 (OS Card Reference). SKE40038.
<4> Hist Bldgs Survey Cant City Council/RCHME 57035 6 of 29 (OS Card Reference). SKE43794.
<5> Arch of Cant 2 1982 24 plan (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36831.
<6> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 27-JAN-65. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent Sept 1973 207 208. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: Hist Bldgs Survey Cant City Council/RCHME 57035 6 of 29. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: Arch of Cant 2 1982 24 plan (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett). |
| <6>XY | Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #23927 Listed building, ] |
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