Cave With Spring and Rockery About 45 Metres South of South West Corner of Walled Garden
CAVE WITH SPRING AND ROCKERY ABOUT 45 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH WEST CORNER OF WALLED GARDEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1091366
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Cave With Spring and Rockery About 45 Metres South of South West Corner of Walled Garden
- Statutory Address:
- CAVE WITH SPRING AND ROCKERY ABOUT 45 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH WEST CORNER OF WALLED GARDEN
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/12246/05
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1091366
- Date first listed:
- 26-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Cave With Spring and Rockery About 45 Metres South of South West Corner of Walled Garden
- Statutory Address 1:
- CAVE WITH SPRING AND ROCKERY ABOUT 45 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH WEST CORNER OF 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:
- CAVE WITH SPRING AND ROCKERY ABOUT 45 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH WEST CORNER OF 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 79196 19221
Details
HIGHNAM SO 7819-7919 9/38 Cave with spring and rockery, about 45m south of south-west corner of walled garden, Highnam Court GV II Cave with 'spring', rockwork above and adjoining island in lake. Mid C19 by Pulham for T. Gambier-Parry. Pulhamite, a form of artificial stone. Large, irregular pile of 'boulders', rockwork surround to entry to cave, from which emerges a stream, fed by lake higher up in garden. Path at lake level, to left, winds round up a pile of 'rocks' to platform over, with behind a further wall of 'rocks' to enclose space above cave. In front small flat area on edge of lake, narrow space of water, irregular, romantic pile of 'rocks' in lake, with plants. Forms important part of garden designed by Pulham, garden considered one of best and largest surviving examples of his work. (F. 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: SO7919619221
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 134329
- 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)
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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