Screen With Alcove and Niches South South West of Heythrop House
SCREEN WITH ALCOVE AND NICHES SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF HEYTHROP HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1112992
- Date first listed:
- 16-Sept-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Screen With Alcove and Niches South South West of Heythrop House
- Statutory Address:
- SCREEN WITH ALCOVE AND NICHES SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF HEYTHROP HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1112992
- Date first listed:
- 16-Sept-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Screen With Alcove and Niches South South West of Heythrop House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SCREEN WITH ALCOVE AND NICHES SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF HEYTHROP 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:
- SCREEN WITH ALCOVE AND NICHES SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF HEYTHROP HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Heythrop
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 36220 26148
Details
SP32NE HEYTHROP HEYTHROPPARK
1717/5/10001 Screen with alcove and niches SSW of Heythrop House
GV II*
Ornamental garden screen. Early C18; probably circa 1710 by Thomas Archer, for the Duke of Shrewsbury. Ashlar. 3-bay screen with wide alcove with segmental arch in slightly advanced central bay, and flanking round-headed niches, all with arris mouldings, and with cyma moulded cornice above. The alcove has three small round-headed niches inside and a groin vault. The flanking niches each have stone shelves for statues. At the back there is a semi-circular bay at the centre built of large rustic blocks, and the wall to the left and right has been supported by concrete buttresses.
NOTE: This screen and the nearby bath house and its reservoir ((qv) item 10002) are features in a very early example of a naturalistic garden.
SOURCE Victoria County History, vol.11, p.135.
Listing NGR: SP3622026148
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477294
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
The Victoria History of the County of : Volume 11, (), 135
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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