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Folly Tower and Gateway Approximately 15 Metres East of Number 23 Bargate

A Grade II Listed Building in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5611 / 53°33'39"N

Longitude: -0.0913 / 0°5'28"W

OS Eastings: 526523

OS Northings: 408858

OS Grid: TA265088

Mapcode National: GBR WWT8.15

Mapcode Global: WHHHS.KRRC

Plus Code: 9C5XHW65+CF

Entry Name: Folly Tower and Gateway Approximately 15 Metres East of Number 23 Bargate

Listing Date: 30 June 1999

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1379384

English Heritage Legacy ID: 478763

ID on this website: 101379384

Location: Wellow, North East Lincolnshire, DN32

County: North East Lincolnshire

Electoral Ward/Division: Park

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Grimsby

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: Great Grimsby St Mary and St James

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

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Description



GRIMSBY

TA2608NE BRIGHOWGATE
699-1/26/22 (West side)
Folly tower and gateway
approximately 15m east of No.23
Bargate

GV II

Folly tower and adjoining gateway. c1859, with gateway partly
rebuilt in late C20. Red brick with stone dressings. Gothic
Revival style.
EXTERIOR: square-section tower approximately 6 metres high,
with arched gateway on north side. Tower of 2 stages.
Chamfered plinth, pointed 4-centred arched openings to each
side with chamfered jambs. Buttress to west. Moulded dentilled
brick string course to upper stage with pairs of lancet
openings to each side. Lombardy frieze, moulded brick
modillioned string course, coped embattled parapet. Wide
4-centred arched gateway attached to north side, with square
piers with chamfered plinths, chamfered jambs, keystone, and
stone-coped crow-stepped gable.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
A folly in the former garden of No.23 Bargate (qv), built in
matching style and materials to the house. Now incorporated in
a late C20 housing development.
Included for group value with No.23 Bargate (qv).
(Grimsby Planning Department: Wellow Conservation Area:
Grimsby Borough Council: 1972-: MAP).

Listing NGR: TA2652308858

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