Description

SX 78 NW CHAGFORD

4/66 Rushford Tower
20.2.52
- II

Small observation tower. Mid or late C19. Granite stone rubble laid to rough
courses with large dressed quoins and some granite ashlar detail; roof is now
missing.
Plan and description: small square-section tower, originally 2 storeys high. It
faces east with a circular newel stair turret projecting from the left (south) side
and rising higher than the tower. It is Victorian Gothic in style. The tower front
contains a relatively large doorway; a 2-centred arch with ashlar voussoirs, and it
contains a plank door. Directly above is a twin lancet window with sunken spandrels
in the headstone. At the top is a plain projecting stringcourse but the parapet
above has collapsed. The stringcourse is continued round the stair turret. Below
this is a tiny slit window lighting the stairs and above it a series of small plain
lancets and another stringcourse at the top. Inside only the granite stairs remain.
This small observation tower is situated in woodland owned by the Hayter-Hames family
of Chagford House (q.v.). The family used the woods for shooting parties and the
tower was used by the women and children to watch the sport.

Listing NGR: SX7026489052

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26439723

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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  For the Record
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)