Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
16130
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/06/1995
Date of Amendment
14/06/1995
Name of Property
Tower Folly in Garden of Towerside (Including perimeter Wall)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Flintshire
Community
Gwernaffield with Pantmwyn
Town
Locality
Pant-y-Buarth
Easting
319608
Northing
364133
Street Side
Location
Situated in the garden of Towerside reached from a rough track leading N off Pant-y-buarth Road.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Mid-late C18 folly tower, possibily originally part of the Cefn Mawr Estate. This 2-storey tower is reputed locally to have been the look out station for a Liverpool tea merchant who could watch his ships approach port up the Mersey from this point.
Exterior
2-storey crenellated tower constructed of roughly coursed local limestone. Single doorway and various C20 windows. It is surrounded by a concentric single storey crenellated wall of roughly coursed limestone with sham arrow slits.
Interior
A flue runs the entire height of the building, originally it is thought to have had a flight of stone steps which led to the flat viewing roof. Remodelled in the C20.
Reason for designation
Listed as an interesting folly tower which is a recognised local landmark.
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