Garden Gates, Piers and Walls at Sharsted Court
GARDEN GATES, PIERS AND WALLS AT SHARSTED COURT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1087028
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Gates, Piers and Walls at Sharsted Court
- Statutory Address:
- GARDEN GATES, PIERS AND WALLS AT SHARSTED COURT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1087028
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Gates, Piers and Walls at Sharsted Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- GARDEN GATES, PIERS AND WALLS AT SHARSTED COURT
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 GATES, PIERS AND WALLS AT SHARSTED COURT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Swale (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Doddington
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 95074 58127
Details
TQ 95 NE DODDINGTON Sharsted Court
5/10 Garden gates, piers and walls at Sharsted Court. 24.1.67 GV II
Garden gates and walls. C18 and late C19. Wrought iron gates and brick and flint walls. The main gates south west of Sharsted Court are C18, re-erected here in 1882. Double carriage gates to the drive, with brick piers crested by winged bulls. Either side are pedestrian gates with elaborate overthrows, with brick piers crested by winged lions. The garden wall is here recessed towards the gates. A second C18 pedestrian gate with overthrow to north west of house, opposite main door, as an entrance to walled yew garden. The gardens comprise of a series of walled enclosures and terraces with an enclosing boundary wall, some C18 walling survives, but most is C19, brick and flint, arcaded around terraces and walled gardens. There are several brick gates dated from 1877 to 1900, and a small conical summerhouse to the north of flint (built into the wall).
Listing NGR: TQ9511958174
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 176220
- 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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