Walls to the Vineyard Including Gate Piers and Walls to the Terraced Beds
WALLS TO THE VINEYARD INCLUDING GATE PIERS AND WALLS TO THE TERRACED BEDS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1098028
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Walls to the Vineyard Including Gate Piers and Walls to the Terraced Beds
- Statutory Address:
- WALLS TO THE VINEYARD INCLUDING GATE PIERS AND WALLS TO THE TERRACED BEDS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1098028
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Walls to the Vineyard Including Gate Piers and Walls to the Terraced Beds
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALLS TO THE VINEYARD INCLUDING GATE PIERS AND WALLS TO THE TERRACED BEDS
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 TO THE VINEYARD INCLUDING GATE PIERS AND WALLS TO THE TERRACED BEDS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gittisham
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 14398 97936
Details
GITTISHAM COMBE SY 19 NW
7/148 Walls to the vineyard including - gate-piers and walls to the terraced beds GV II*
Walls to the vineyard, gate-piers and retaining walls to 4 terraces. C17 or earlier. Flint rubble walls, brick and stone gate-piers. Flint rubble walls enclose the former vineyard, which is not exactly rectangular Vineyard Cottage (q.v.), separately listed, is in the north-east corner; in the centre there are symmetrically arranged terraced beds; gateway in the east wall. The gate-piers are handmade brick with ashlar quoins and moulded cornices, crowned with obelisks on carved bases. Part of the garden at Combe House (q.v.) and an extremely interesting survival. The vineyard is shown on a survey, plan of circa 1787 reproduced in Christopher Hussey's articles on Combe in Country Life, June 9, 1955, pp. 1486-1489; June 16. 1955, pp. 1556-1559. The gardens at Combe are grade II on the Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England, Ref: SY 1497 G1312.
Listing NGR: SY1440097936
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 87150
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 16 June, (1955), 1556-1559
Country Life in 9 June, (1955), 1486-1489
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 11 Devon,
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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