BOUNDARY AND RETAINING WALLS, STEPS, URNS, BASIN AND GATES OF GARDENS TO SOUTH AND WEST FRONTS OF WESTON HOUSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1294910
Date first listed:: 03-Jul-1985
List Entry Name:: BOUNDARY AND RETAINING WALLS, STEPS, URNS, BASIN AND GATES OF GARDENS TO SOUTH AND WEST FRONTS OF WESTON HOUSE
Statutory Address:: BOUNDARY AND RETAINING WALLS, STEPS, URNS, BASIN AND GATES OF GARDENS TO SOUTH AND WEST FRONTS OF WESTON HOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1294910
Date first listed:: 03-Jul-1985
List Entry Name:: BOUNDARY AND RETAINING WALLS, STEPS, URNS, BASIN AND GATES OF GARDENS TO SOUTH AND WEST FRONTS OF WESTON HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: BOUNDARY AND RETAINING WALLS, STEPS, URNS, BASIN AND GATES OF GARDENS TO SOUTH AND WEST FRONTS OF WESTON HOUSE

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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: BOUNDARY AND RETAINING WALLS, STEPS, URNS, BASIN AND GATES OF GARDENS TO SOUTH AND WEST FRONTS OF WESTON HOUSE

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County:: Staffordshire
District:: South Staffordshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard
National Grid Reference:: SJ8057310600

Details

SJ 81 SW WESTON UNDER LIZARD C.P. WESTON PARK.

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Boundary and retaining walls, steps, urns, basin and gates of gardens to South and West fronts of Weston House.

GV II

Boundary and retaining walls, steps, urns, basin, fountain and gates of Gardens to South and West fronts of Weston House. Mid C19 stone, rusticated ashlar to retaining walls. Laid out in terraces on four levels, descending from house to walled, semi-circular lawn to South by nine sets of parapeted stone steps; perimeter only in balustrading with small semi-circular bay to West and stepped dais for Garden House to East. Solid wall against East front with scrolled consoles and moulded dies and ball finials to higher abutment against house with even quoins and wrought iron gate of Greek Revival style. Urns to dies and pedestals throughout with gadrooned bases and egg and dart rim. Fountain to centre West of quatrefoil shape with putti to centre and circular stone basin to South of coved form with reeded base, woven papyrus sides and cabled rim.

Listing NGR: SJ8057310600

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Legacy System number:: 271612
Legacy System:: LBS

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 38 Staffordshire,

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