Building record MLI97073 - Tower House, 2 Grimsby Road, Caistor
Summary
Early 19th century house, built of stucco with stucco dressing, and featuring a hipped slate roof with two ridge stucco stacks.
Type and Period (1)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Tower House dates from the early 19th century, and is possibly by the builder J. Warmer. The north front has a Doric porch flanked by full height bows. The castellated wall and circular tower located on Mill Lane (see MLI97269) were built as a garden folly for Tower House. {1}{2}
Early 19th century house, built of stucco with stucco dressing, and featuring a hipped slate roof with two ridge stucco stacks. The building is of two storeys, and has a three bay front with first floor band, cornice band and slightly overhanging eaves. The outer 2 bays are bowed and slightly advanced through both storeys. The central six-panelled door has the upper pair of panels glazed, with the panels decorated with rectangles with scalloped angles, and has a traceried fanlight. The door is covered by an open porch supported on detached circular Tuscan columns and to either side similar half columns. The columns support a plain frieze and entablature, and are flanked by single glazing bar sashes to full height with plain surrounds and simple cornices supported on slender scrolled brackets to either side. On the first floor are three glazing bar sashes. All the windows have notably slender glazing bars, original glass and shutters. The interior has moulded skirting, architraves and doors, a marble fireplace with brass roundels at the angles and a second with fluted columns to either side. The right (western) façade to Grimsby Road has four bays on the ground floor with cornices and brackets and on the first floor four glazing bar sashes, all original. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.208.
- <2> SLI12801 Report: West Lindsey District Council. 2009. Caistor Conservation Area Appraisal. Grimsby Road/High Street character area.
- <3> SLI8774 Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 9/55.
- <4> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1359829.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TA 11955 01390 (30m by 24m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTOR, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Site visit to Caistor conservation area (ELI9663)
- Event - Survey: Site visit to the Tower House, Caistor (ELI9676)
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Record last edited
Oct 8 2025 10:16AM
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