Walls and Piers Forming Boundary to Garden of Cassey Compton House
WALLS AND PIERS FORMING BOUNDARY TO GARDEN OF CASSEY COMPTON HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1089326
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Walls and Piers Forming Boundary to Garden of Cassey Compton House
- Statutory Address:
- WALLS AND PIERS FORMING BOUNDARY TO GARDEN OF CASSEY COMPTON HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1089326
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Walls and Piers Forming Boundary to Garden of Cassey Compton House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALLS AND PIERS FORMING BOUNDARY TO GARDEN OF CASSEY COMPTON 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:
- WALLS AND PIERS FORMING BOUNDARY TO GARDEN OF CASSEY COMPTON HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cotswold (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Withington
- National Grid Reference:
- SP0496114908
Details
SP 01 SW WITHINGTON -
7/149 Walls and piers forming
boundary to garden of Cassey
23.1.52 Compton House
(formerly listed with Manor House)
GV II
Boundary walls and piers with urns. Mainly C17, wall in front of
stableblock early/mid C18. Mostly limestone ashlar, some faced to
coursed and dressed stone. Wall runs parallel to stableblock, then
c80m to south at its west end and c80m to east, in front of house.
Walls range in height from c1m - c4m. Wall north of canal ramped
up and down in places. Walls west and south of canal vary in
height according to changes in ground level. Piers on south
(removed from original position), square with fielded panels on
sides, moulded cappings and fine urn finials with gadrooning at
base and delicate foliate carving incorporating roses, fruit and
grotesque heads around top and forming finials. Saddleback coping
to low wall between piers. Flat coping sloped outwards to other
walls. (Atkyn's History of Gloucestershire, engraving of c1712 by
Kip).
Listing NGR: SP0496114908
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 129254
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Atkyn, R, The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire, (1712)
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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