SUMMERHOUSE AND 2 SETS OF TERRACE WALLS NORTH-EAST AND NORTH-WEST OF STOVER HOUSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1097376
Date first listed:: 03-Jul-1986
List Entry Name:: SUMMERHOUSE AND 2 SETS OF TERRACE WALLS NORTH-EAST AND NORTH-WEST OF STOVER HOUSE
Statutory Address:: SUMMERHOUSE AND 2 SETS OF TERRACE WALLS NORTH-EAST AND NORTH-WEST OF STOVER HOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1097376
Date first listed:: 03-Jul-1986
List Entry Name:: SUMMERHOUSE AND 2 SETS OF TERRACE WALLS NORTH-EAST AND NORTH-WEST OF STOVER HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: SUMMERHOUSE AND 2 SETS OF TERRACE WALLS NORTH-EAST AND NORTH-WEST OF STOVER HOUSE

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: SUMMERHOUSE AND 2 SETS OF TERRACE WALLS NORTH-EAST AND NORTH-WEST OF STOVER HOUSE

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

County:: Devon
District:: Teignbridge (District Authority)
Parish:: Teigngrace
National Grid Reference:: SX 83809 74276

Details

TEIGNGRACE STOVER PARK SX 87 SW

7/221 Summerhouse and 2 sets of terrace - walls north-east and north-west of Stover House GV II

Summerhouse and 2 sets of terrace walls. Summerhouse south-west of northern end of lower terrace. Probably part of James Templer II (d 1813) garden terraces. Limestone ashlar fronts with rubble walls, bitumen painted slate roof gabled at rear, square in plan. Classical, Ionic distyle in antis and low pediment over plain entablature continuing on returns. Stone floor beyond stone plinth, plastered internally and dwarf rubble walls flanking left and right. Some remnants of simple plaster cornice within. Lower terrace, probably contemporary with summerhouse. Retaining wall of rubblestone with granite coping and stone vases at intervals has corner piers of granite ashlar at salients at each end. Upper terrace retaining walls of granite ashlar brought to course parallel to north-west and north-east house fronts. Coped with ashlar piers at junction and at steps with stone vases at intervals. 2 flights of granite steps with plain raking strings ending in low pedestals surmounded by similar vases. A third flight of steps lies between the 2 terrace walls An integral part of the setting of Stover House.

Listing NGR: SX8380974276

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Legacy System number:: 84664
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.