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Latitude: 51.0207 / 51°1'14"N
Longitude: -4.2089 / 4°12'31"W
OS Eastings: 245172
OS Northings: 126913
OS Grid: SS451269
Mapcode National: GBR KJ.HX6C
Mapcode Global: FRA 262F.23S
Plus Code: 9C3Q2QCR+7C
Entry Name: Tower House
Listing Date: 19 March 1973
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1200946
English Heritage Legacy ID: 375942
ID on this website: 101200946
Location: Bideford, Torridge, Devon, EX39
County: Devon
District: Torridge
Civil Parish: Bideford
Built-Up Area: Bideford
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Bideford St Mary
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
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BIDEFORD
SS4526 THE STRAND
842-1/5/241 (South side)
19/03/73 No.26
Tower House
GV II
Large house, now offices. Mid C19. Solid rendered walls. Roof
not visible from street. 3 storeys with high semi-basement;
4-storeyed Italianate tower at south end. The house projects
so as to block off almost the whole west end of the street.
Main front, facing east, is of 3-window range with large
canted bay projecting from right gable wall. Across most of
the ground storey is a glazed porch with Doric pilasters and
bracketed cornice approached by balustraded flight of steps.
Above it in second storey a 3-light window with panelled
pilasters; cornice on 4 consoles, this developed into a
shallow segmental pediment over the centre. Tower has similar
single-light window with triangular pediment in second storey.
Top storey has 3 narrow round-arched windows and above them an
oval unglazed opening with triple keystones both at the top
and on the sides. Bracketed eaves cornice and low pyramidal
roof. Bay window to right has windows with moulded architraves
in ground and second storeys, those in second storey
round-arched with triple-keystones. INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: SS4517226913
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