GROTTO AT PETERSCOURT (25 METRES TO EAST SOUTH EAST OF HOUSE)

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1101375
Date first listed:
31-May-1984
Statutory Address:
GROTTO AT PETERSCOURT (25 METRES TO EAST SOUTH EAST OF HOUSE), WALKERN ROAD

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Location

Statutory Address:
GROTTO AT PETERSCOURT (25 METRES TO EAST SOUTH EAST OF HOUSE), WALKERN ROAD

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

County:
Hertfordshire
District:
East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Benington
National Grid Reference:
TL 29770 23897

Details

Benington TL 2923 BENINGTON WALKERN ROAD (west side)

11/6 Grotto at Peterscourt (25m to ESE of house)

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GV II

Grotto-maze. Early C19 incorporating C18 red brick structure at NW corner. Brick-kiln wasters and stucco, covered in ivy. Open at top. A large maze with winding passages and chambers off with pools and central viewing mound, all built of grotto-work within an irregular enclosure of high brick walls. Stonework from a mullioned window set in wall by gated entrance on W.

Listing NGR: TL2977023897

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
159636
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

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

End of official listing

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Date: 17 Oct 2001
Reference: IOE01/04875/29
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