Woodlands House
WOODLANDS HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1057427
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Woodlands House
- Statutory Address:
- WOODLANDS HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1057427
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Woodlands House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WOODLANDS HOUSE
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:
- WOODLANDS HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Holford
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 16129 40703
Details
STI4SE HOLFORD CP WOODLANDS
6/104 Woodlands House 22.5.69
GV II
House. Circa 1790, enlarged early C19. Roughcast over brick, hipped slate roof, modillion cornice, brick stacks with twisted chimney pots. Double pile enlarged with semi-circular bow wings. 2 storeys, 3 bays; 12 pane sash windows, and wooden trellis surrounds, central pedimented pilaster door case, half glazed double doors with side lights. 3 bay right return of 12 pane sash windows and segmental headed tripartite sash windows with 2-light casements bottom left, full height 3 window semi-circular bow addition to right. This was the home of John Kenyon, poet and philanthropist, who introduced Browning to his future wife Elizabeth Barrett. (VCH Somerset, Vol.5 forthcoming; Moorman, M, Ed The Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, 1971; photograph in NMR).
Listing NGR: ST1612940703
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 265160
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Moorman, M, Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, (1971)
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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