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Saxonbury Tower

A Grade II Listed Building in Rotherfield, East Sussex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0742 / 51°4'27"N

Longitude: 0.2509 / 0°15'3"E

OS Eastings: 557781

OS Northings: 132951

OS Grid: TQ577329

Mapcode National: GBR MQJ.Q6L

Mapcode Global: FRA C6D8.ZGT

Plus Code: 9F3237F2+M8

Entry Name: Saxonbury Tower

Listing Date: 24 August 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1252623

English Heritage Legacy ID: 435629

ID on this website: 101252623

Location: Wealden, East Sussex, TN6

County: East Sussex

District: Wealden

Civil Parish: Rotherfield

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex

Church of England Parish: Mark Cross St Mark

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description


FRANT ERIDGE PARK,ERIDGE TQ 53 SE 995-/14/10012 Saxonbury Tower II Observation tower or folly. Dated 1828 over doorcase. One of a series of follies built for the Nevill estate. Circular tower of 5 stages, tapering to top. Built of brown header bond brickwork on tooled sandstone base with Roman cement pseudo-machicolations to parapet and roll-moulded bands between floors. Conical iron roof reputed to have been covered in copper at one time. Arrowslit windows with splayed embrasure internally. Cambered arched doorcase with date 1828 in shields on either side and central coronet with initials H and A. Door missing at time of survey. Internal sandstone spiral staircase with sections of first and second stages missing at time of survey.

Listing NGR: TQ5778132951

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