North Wall of Former Palm House Including Garden Boundary Walling Attached to West
NORTH WALL OF FORMER PALM HOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN BOUNDARY WALLING ATTACHED TO WEST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1031932
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- North Wall of Former Palm House Including Garden Boundary Walling Attached to West
- Statutory Address:
- NORTH WALL OF FORMER PALM HOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN BOUNDARY WALLING ATTACHED TO WEST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1031932
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- North Wall of Former Palm House Including Garden Boundary Walling Attached to West
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTH WALL OF FORMER PALM HOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN BOUNDARY WALLING ATTACHED TO WEST
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- NORTH WALL OF FORMER PALM HOUSE INCLUDING GARDEN BOUNDARY WALLING ATTACHED TO WEST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 49227 97813
Details
SOMERLEYTON SOMERLEYTON PARK TM 49 NE 4/57 North wall of former Palm House including garden boundary walling attached to west GV II A length of retaining wall on the north east side of the formal gardens of Somerleyton Hall. This formed the north wall of the Palm House although the west end was outside the building. Circa 1846 by John Thomas for Sir Morton Peto. Red brick with stone dressings; about 3m high. Flanking niches with pediments atop the wall. 7 stone roundels, mostly carved with busts of medieval characters. The wall is surmounted by stone urns and a central feature. At the east end a return wall has 2 further roundels and a blind semi-circular arch against which is a fine statue of a milkmaid by Joseph Durham. By this statue there was formerly a drinking fountain. The attached stone columns in front of the wall were added after the Palm House was demolished in 1914. Attached to the west is a further length of boundary walling to the formal gardens (see Item 4/56). This terminates in a square pier with tall tapering stone finial crowned by a small urn, one of a pair framing the vista down the lime avenue to the south. Listed for group value. Forms part of a garden included in the HBMC County Register of Gardens at Grade II*.
Listing NGR: TM4922797813
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 282408
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 39 Suffolk,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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