Screen Walls and Gate Piers of Harrington House

SCREEN WALLS AND GATE PIERS OF HARRINGTON HOUSE, SHERBORNE STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1088747
Date first listed:
25-Aug-1960
List Entry Name:
Screen Walls and Gate Piers of Harrington House
Statutory Address:
SCREEN WALLS AND GATE PIERS OF HARRINGTON HOUSE, SHERBORNE STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1088747
Date first listed:
25-Aug-1960
List Entry Name:
Screen Walls and Gate Piers of Harrington House
Statutory Address 1:
SCREEN WALLS AND GATE PIERS OF HARRINGTON HOUSE, SHERBORNE STREET

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
SCREEN WALLS AND GATE PIERS OF HARRINGTON HOUSE, SHERBORNE STREET

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

County:
Gloucestershire
District:
Cotswold (District Authority)
Parish:
Bourton-on-the-Water
National Grid Reference:
SP1664620596

Details

1.
5224 SHERBORNE STREET
(south-east side)

25.8.60 Screen walls and
gate piers of Harrington
House fronting road
SP 1620 NE 3/96

II* GV

2.
Circa 1730, contemporary with house. Fine vermiculated stone gateposts with cornices
and enriched ball finials. Dwarf walls with replacement cast-iron railings. Rubble
screen walls either side, large ashlar end pier with vase finial, smaller one with
ball finial. The gates are missing (modern replacements). Walls extended to left
and right in rubble with wall buttresses capped by ball finials. To left 3 gate
piers for stables. To right wall continues as boundary.


Listing NGR: SP1664620596

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
126503
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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