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Latitude: 51.3806 / 51°22'50"N
Longitude: 1.3066 / 1°18'23"E
OS Eastings: 630190
OS Northings: 169811
OS Grid: TR301698
Mapcode National: GBR WZW.75F
Mapcode Global: VHLG5.LKLG
Plus Code: 9F3398J4+7J
Entry Name: Sea Tower Sea Tower Cottage Tower Bungalows
Listing Date: 30 June 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1241784
English Heritage Legacy ID: 441018
ID on this website: 101241784
Location: Thanet, Kent, CT7
County: Kent
District: Thanet
Civil Parish: Birchington
Built-Up Area: Margate
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent
Tagged with: Cottage
TOWER BUNGALOWS, SPENCER ROAD
1.
5283 BIRCHINGTON-ON-SEA
TR 36 NW Sea Tower and Sea Tower Cottage
SP 776 0/776
II GV
2.
Bungalow, since subdivided. 1881-82; one of the group of Tower Bungalows to
the design of John Pollard Seddon. Stuccoed; west plinth of stone panels
framed in brick; self-locking tile roof, except to south billiard room which
has been re-roofed; roof descends low in west flank elevation over verandah
which has access steps at N and S ends. Two chief rooms facing sea; central
spine corridor; S billiard room; NW Tower. Sash windows with small panel at
top and bottom except where stated. South end with three-light transomed
window and a window in each return; five windows to E elevation and six or
seven to W Tower with pyramidal roof and finial but altered, by insertion of
mid or late C20 windows. N elevation with two wide canted bays merging into narrow central recess, with single pane windows inserted into centre lights
of bays.
Interior: retains 4 panel doors and decorated exposed beams to ceiling;
billiard room with Queen post roof; NE and NW rooms each with segmental
alcove in outer walls and both retain richly varigated marble fireplace surrounds, probably to Seddon's design. One of four bungalows by Seddon
which in turn are amongst the earliest extant bungalows built in Britain in
late C19.
See Anthony D King, The Bungalow, 1984.
Listing NGR: TR3019069811
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