List Entry Summary

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Name: THE TOWERS CONVENT

List Entry Number: 1027217

Location

THE TOWERS CONVENT, HENFIELD ROAD

The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County: West Sussex
District: Horsham
District Type: District Authority
Parish: Upper Beeding

National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.

Grade: II

Date first listed: 09-May-1980

Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.

Legacy System Information

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Legacy System: LBS

UID: 298881

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List Entry Description

Summary of Building

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Reasons for Designation

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History

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Details

1. 5404 TQ 1910 25/3

UPPER BEEDING HENFIELD ROAD The Towers Convent

II

2. Late C19 building in the style of a French chateau. Two main fronts forming an L with circular turrets with conical roofs flanking each. Two storeys and attic. Faced with cement, scored to imitate stone. Hipped slate roof. The north-west front has five pointed sash windows and three dormers. Castellated parapet with machicolation. Pointed doorway leading into recessed porch. Slit windows in the turrets. The south-west front has five ordinary sash windows and four dormers. Large plain wing to east and single-storeyed chapel wing to north.

Listing NGR: TQ1981010284

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Map

National Grid Reference: TQ1981010284

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