Description

1.
5118 SISTON TOWER ROAD NORTH (off)
The Summer House near
Grimsbury School
ST 6673 11/64
II
2.
Mid-late C18 said to have been built by William Champion, brass founder,
of Warmley House. In the form of a roughly square 2 storey crenellated tower
built of black slag material with freestone window dressings and standing
on the crown of an archway spanning Siston Brook. Recently enlarged and
altered. Entrance elevation faces east. Door opening reached by flight
of steps, modern. Two windows per floor of south front, glazing bar sashes
with plain stone architraves and triple keys (door opening similar).
North front painted and has central break with arched and keyed window,
keyed oculus above, similar circular window on each side. The modern extensions
to east and west mask the original house without spoiling its character.

Listing NGR: ST6687573160

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26525139

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]