Steps and Terrace Walls Around Tennis Lawn South West of Wood House
STEPS AND TERRACE WALLS AROUND TENNIS LAWN SOUTH WEST OF WOOD HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1106027
- Date first listed:
- 04-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Steps and Terrace Walls Around Tennis Lawn South West of Wood House
- Statutory Address:
- STEPS AND TERRACE WALLS AROUND TENNIS LAWN SOUTH WEST OF WOOD HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1106027
- Date first listed:
- 04-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Steps and Terrace Walls Around Tennis Lawn South West of Wood House
- Statutory Address 1:
- STEPS AND TERRACE WALLS AROUND TENNIS LAWN SOUTH WEST OF WOOD HOUSE
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:
- STEPS AND TERRACE WALLS AROUND TENNIS LAWN SOUTH WEST OF WOOD HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- South Tawton
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 65450 96020
Details
SX 69 NE SOUTH TAWTON
1/180 Steps and terrace walls around tennis lawn south-west of Wood House GV II*
Steps and terrace walls. 1899-1905 by Thomas Mawson. Plain granite steps, low granite rubble walls made from chosen pieces made to look like crazy paving and with flat-topped granite ashlar coping; granite ashlar seat. Plan and description: the tennis lawn is terraced into the hillside facing north- east. Most of the banks around it are of earth surmounted by low box yew hedges but the bottom one (onto the forecourt) and the right one looking up from the house (onto the rear service drive) are revetted with granite walls. From the centre of the forecourt (called by Mawson the carriage court), a flight of stone steps lead up to the first short terrace which begins the crazy-paved granite path around the tennis lawn. Plain stone steps lead up all the terraces and at the right (north- western) end of the top one is a round-backed stone seat. These features associated with the tennis lawn are part of an extensive landscaping scheme conceived by Mawson to go with the rebuilding of Wood House (q.v.). Mawson himself considered the whole scheme as one-of his major achievements. Source: T H Mawson The Art and Craft of Garden Making, (5th edition) includes copious notes and illustrations of Wood House.
Listing NGR: SX6545096020
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 94977
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Mawson, T H, The Art and Craft of Garden Making, (1907)
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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