Garden Wall Attached Summerhouse and Privy at Kelmscott Manor
GARDEN WALL ATTACHED SUMMERHOUSE AND PRIVY AT KELMSCOTT MANOR
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1053381
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Wall Attached Summerhouse and Privy at Kelmscott Manor
- Statutory Address:
- GARDEN WALL ATTACHED SUMMERHOUSE AND PRIVY AT KELMSCOTT MANOR
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1053381
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Wall Attached Summerhouse and Privy at Kelmscott Manor
- Statutory Address 1:
- GARDEN WALL ATTACHED SUMMERHOUSE AND PRIVY AT KELMSCOTT MANOR
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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:
- GARDEN WALL ATTACHED SUMMERHOUSE AND PRIVY AT KELMSCOTT MANOR
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Kelmscott
- National Grid Reference:
- SU2511698900
Details
KELMSCOTT
Garden wall with attached
SU29NE
5/86
summerhouse and privy at
Kelmscott Manor
GV II
Garden wall, summerhouse and privy. Wall. Probably mid-to late C18. Uncoursed
limestone rubble with coping, ramped near corners on west side, to north side
and northern part of east side; squared and coursed rubble to south side and
southern part of east side and low stone wall with iron railings to remainder of
west side. Encloses an area approximately 70 x 40m roughly, the shape of a
parallelogram, forming the garden of Kelmscott Manor (q.v.). Principal entrance
is towards south end of east side; gateway with raised narrow gable running
along axis of wall has plank door in moulded surround with apparently reused
pointed strap hinges. A few metres to the north (at the point where the
regularly coursed stonework turns to rubble) is a polygonal summerhouse.
Probably late C19. Open to garden side with wooden posts supporting stone slate
roof with stone ball finial. At the south-west corner of the wall, immediately
to the north-west of the service range of Kelmscott Manor, is a privy. Probably
early C19. Rendered uncoursed limestone rubble, scored in imitation of dressed
stone; pyramidal stone slate roof with overhanging eaves and stone ball finial.
Square plan, rounded to south-west corner. Single storey. Boarded door with
bracketed lean-to hood on east side and leaded latticed window to north side.
Interior. Has triple-seater earth closet.
[2381]
Listing NGR: SU2511698900
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 253838
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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