Grotto at South West Corner Walled Garden
GROTTO AT SOUTH WEST CORNER WALLED GARDEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1091365
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Grotto at South West Corner Walled Garden
- Statutory Address:
- GROTTO AT SOUTH WEST CORNER WALLED GARDEN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1091365
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Grotto at South West Corner Walled Garden
- Statutory Address 1:
- GROTTO AT SOUTH WEST CORNER WALLED GARDEN
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:
- GROTTO AT SOUTH WEST CORNER WALLED GARDEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Tewkesbury (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Highnam
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 79188 19272
Details
HIGHNAM SO 7819-7919 9/36 Grotto at south-west corner walled garden, Highnam Court GV II Grotto. Mid C19 by Pulham for T. Gambier-Parry. Pulhamite (type of artificial stone), render, probably on brickwork. Shallow recess in irregular garden feature. Front 'wall' of large, irregular blocks of Pulhamite simulating stone: semi-circular head to open archway. Boulders and rough 'stone' extend round to left, and to right, back to garden wall: whole overgrown with bushes and plants. Internally rectangular space, rendered walls above rendered plinth: piers in rear corners, slight projection centre rear, with niche containing statue of owl holding a mouse. Flattish, rendered barrel vault over. Part of garden design by Pulham, garden one of largest and best examples of his work surviving. (S. Festing, article in Garden History, XII; Country Life, article in 1899 volume; article in Autumn, 1985 newsletter of Georgian Group in Gloucester and Avon)
Listing NGR: SO7918819272
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 134327
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Garden History in Garden History, Vol. 12, ()
Newsletter of the Georgian Group in Gloucester and Avon in Newsletter of the Georgian Group in Gloucester and Avon, (1985)
Country Life in 13 May, (1899)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 16 Gloucestershire,
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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