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Tower in Combe Wood at ST1402 3171 (known as Winter's Tower)

A Grade II Listed Building in Combe Florey, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0784 / 51°4'42"N

Longitude: -3.2287 / 3°13'43"W

OS Eastings: 314021

OS Northings: 131722

OS Grid: ST140317

Mapcode National: GBR LV.DCW6

Mapcode Global: FRA 4638.KYH

Plus Code: 9C3R3QHC+8G

Entry Name: Tower in Combe Wood at ST1402 3171 (known as Winter's Tower)

Listing Date: 23 October 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1262332

English Heritage Legacy ID: 270503

ID on this website: 101262332

Location: Somerset, TA4

County: Somerset

District: Somerset West and Taunton

Civil Parish: Combe Florey

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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COMBE FLOREY
Tower in Combe Wood at ST1402 3171 (known as Winter's Tower)

II
Tower. Early-mid C18. Red sandstone random rubble rendered on upper three storeys. Five storeys, single cell. Pilaster buttresses to north east and north west corners; projecting stone platt bands to second and third floors; cyma-moulded eaves string; parapet with angle merlons; angle gutter spouts (renewed).

South (roadside) elevation: central entrance with remains of timber arch in doorhead; central pointed-arched window opening to each upper floor, that on first floor with remains of cusped timber window head; flanking narrow windows on each floor, timber-lintelled on ground and first floors, triangular-headed above, those on upper floors with remnants of traceried heads.

Rear (north) elevation: central external chimney stack with a blind, triangular-headed narrow opening on each floor and flanking three-light, wooden, mullioned windows with wooden stanchions, those to ground floor right and first floor left moulded and probably late C16, reused.

Side elevations: central pointed-arched window openings to three upper floors; central ground floor door opening to east side.

Interior: smoke-blackened fireplace recess with side fireplace recess; sockets for joists (removed); lower three floors plastered from later use as habitation. Derelict at time of inspection.

Built by the Winter family as a keeper's cottage and eyecatcher.

Listing NGR: ST1402131722

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