Garden Walls, Paving and Steps on the South Front of Hestercombe House
GARDEN WALLS, PAVING AND STEPS ON THE SOUTH FRONT OF HESTERCOMBE HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1060514
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Walls, Paving and Steps on the South Front of Hestercombe House
- Statutory Address:
- GARDEN WALLS, PAVING AND STEPS ON THE SOUTH FRONT OF HESTERCOMBE HOUSE
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- Date:
- 2002-11-11
- Reference:
- IOE01/09406/08
- Rights:
- © Mr Michael Perry. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1060514
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Walls, Paving and Steps on the South Front of Hestercombe House
- Statutory Address 1:
- GARDEN WALLS, PAVING AND STEPS ON THE SOUTH FRONT OF HESTERCOMBE 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:
- GARDEN WALLS, PAVING AND STEPS ON THE SOUTH FRONT OF HESTERCOMBE HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Cheddon Fitzpaine
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 24105 28662
Details
ST22NW CHEDDON FITZPAINE CP
HESTERCOMBE
5/50
Garden walls, paving and steps
on the South front of Hestercombe
House
GV I
Garden walls, paving and steps on South front of Hestercombe House (qv). 1904-9, restored 1973-5. By Edwin Lutyens and
Gertrude Jekyll for the Hon EWB Portman. Local slate from quarry behind house, flat bedded to give the impression set
without mortar, Ham stone dressings, and millstones. Plan: site sloping away from South front of Hestercombe House
(qv), Southern extent marked by pergola walk, East and West water gardens flanking grand plat set below existing
terrace fo South front, rose garden to West and East circular walls forming rotunda with central pool, on North East
axis, flight of double steps down to Orangery (qv) with steps up to Dutch garden beyond. Described by Hussey as "an
unsurpassed example of his (Lutyens) garden art," (Photographs in NMR; J Brown, Gardens of a Golden Afternoon: Edwin
Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll, 1982; C Hussey, Life of Sir Edwin Lutyens, 1950; Country Life, October 10th and 17th,
1908).
Listing NGR: ST2410528662
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 270558
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Hussey, C, Life of Sir Edwin Lutyens, (1950)
Brown, J, Gardens of a Golden Afternoon. The Story of a Partnership: Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll, (1982)
Country Life in 10 October, (1908)
Country Life in 17 October, (1908)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 37 Somerset,
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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