WALLS ENCLOSING GARDEN ON NORTH AND EAST SIDE, OPPOSITE ENTRANCE TO NORTON COURT

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1060473
Date first listed:: 25-Feb-1955
List Entry Name:: WALLS ENCLOSING GARDEN ON NORTH AND EAST SIDE, OPPOSITE ENTRANCE TO NORTON COURT
Statutory Address:: WALLS ENCLOSING GARDEN ON NORTH AND EAST SIDE, OPPOSITE ENTRANCE TO NORTON COURT

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1060473
Date first listed:: 25-Feb-1955
List Entry Name:: WALLS ENCLOSING GARDEN ON NORTH AND EAST SIDE, OPPOSITE ENTRANCE TO NORTON COURT
Statutory Address 1:: WALLS ENCLOSING GARDEN ON NORTH AND EAST SIDE, OPPOSITE ENTRANCE TO NORTON COURT

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.

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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:: WALLS ENCLOSING GARDEN ON NORTH AND EAST SIDE, OPPOSITE ENTRANCE TO NORTON COURT

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Norton Fitzwarren
National Grid Reference:: ST 19680 25911

Details

ST12NE NORTH FITZWARREN CP NORTON FITZWARREN VILLAGE

4/157 Walls enclosing garden on North and East side, opposite entrance to Norton Court 25.2.55

GV II

Walls enclosing garden on North and East side. Early C18 partly renewed mid C20. Red brick, Flemish bond, random rubble plinth, brick and Ham stone coping, about 2.5 metres high. Plan: North and East side if rectangular kitchen garden. North wall about 50 metres in length, part forming tha boundary wall of Cedar Gables, (not included), wall swept down over square headed doorway, more courses of brickwork subsequently added.East wall about 70 metres in length, at North end single span opening; square gatepiers, with +in stone ball finials, cyma recta moulded cornice, scroll topped revertments and moulded coping to plinth, similar design to those at Bucklard House, Durston (qv), much overgrown with ivy at time of survey (March 1984). About 20 metres South, square projection, with brick coping about 3m high probably a gazebo or summer house; renewed upper courses and coping of all, double gate opening, about 20 metres beyond, Southern gatepier rebuilt, no ball finials, C20 double gate; wall continued South to The Lodge (not included) and swept flown, upper courses of brick work and coping renewed. This was formerly the kitchen garden to Norton Court (qv).

Listing NGR: ST1968025911

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Legacy System number:: 270664
Legacy System:: LBS

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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.