Meanwhile in a separate development the Street Parish Council's move to have Tower House listed has been turned down by the government.
The Secretary of State, after consulting English Heritage, the Government's statutory adviser, has decided not to add the above building to the list. The reasons are:
Tower House is not recommended for designation, for the following principal reasons:
- A late example of Italianate architecture that is not particularly distinguished.
- Plain and lacking the high degree of good detailing associated with listed examples of Italianate houses.
