Gatehouse to Beverston Castle
GATEHOUSE TO BEVERSTON CASTLE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1089720
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Gatehouse to Beverston Castle
- Statutory Address:
- GATEHOUSE TO BEVERSTON CASTLE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1089720
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Gatehouse to Beverston Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATEHOUSE TO BEVERSTON CASTLE
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:
- GATEHOUSE TO BEVERSTON CASTLE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cotswold (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Beverston
- National Grid Reference:
- ST8618593957
Details
BEVERSTON BEVERSTON VILLAGE
ST 8693
13/29 Gatehouse to Beverston Castle
I
Ruined now free-standing gatehouse of C14 in thin coursed rubble
with flush quoins in large dressed stones, of 2 storeys and
originally with semi-circular ends to north and south, small part
only of latter remaining, and north side altered on inside.
Central pointed archways with thin voussoir layer above cut
chamfered stone voussoirs, with moulded groove between double arch
for portcullis, and higher similar shaped arch on west (inner)
side with flanking small archways to former guard rooms on each
side, originally with upper storey right across. Pointed arch into
upper room remains on north section but first floor room has
disappeared and space is filled by later raking stone slate roof.
Small corbelled out section on west face, and large raking
buttresses with arches cut in at base on each side of west arch.
Formerly with drawbridge over moat. Part of Ancient Monument,
Gloucestershire 75.
(Country Life, Vol 95, 1944, 2 articles by Christopher Hussey;
David Verey, Buildings of England - Gloucestershire: the
Cotswolds, 1979)
Listing NGR: ST8618593957
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 130344
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Verey, D, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1 The Cotswolds, (1970)
Country Life in 18 February, Vol. 95, (1944), 288-291
Country Life in 25 February, Vol. 95, (1944), 332-335
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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