Record Details
| NHER Number: | 41179 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Tower Cottage, Station Road |
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Summary
An unaltered example of a mid 19th century estate house, Tower Cottage was built in 1861 in carstone and brick with decorative tiles, ornate brick detailing, octagonal chimney shafts and a Gothick doorway.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 66760 17410 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF61NE |
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| Parish: | MIDDLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Listed as The Cottage; not to be confused with Tower End Cottages (NHER 41178) or Tower Farm Cottages.
Estate house dated 1861. Carrstone rubble and brick. Decorative tiles. Irregular plan with wings, 2 storeys. Ornate brick detailing around windows and gables. Octagonal shafts to chimneys moulded with fleur de lys, thistle, rose, and flowers. Gothick door with decorative hinges to right. Rainheads have Jarvis crest and 1861.
Included in (S1) as unaltered example of mid 19th century estate house.
E. Rose (NLA), 19 February 2005.
Monument Types
- ESTATE COTTAGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 542. |
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077651. |
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