THE GRANGE, GATES AND GATE PIERS AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE GRANGE

THE GRANGE, GATES AND GATE PIERS AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE GRANGE, CHURCH ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1116812
Date first listed:: 11-May-1953
List Entry Name:: THE GRANGE, GATES AND GATE PIERS AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE GRANGE
Statutory Address:: THE GRANGE, GATES AND GATE PIERS AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE GRANGE, CHURCH ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1116812
Date first listed:: 11-May-1953
List Entry Name:: THE GRANGE, GATES AND GATE PIERS AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE GRANGE
Statutory Address 1:: THE GRANGE, GATES AND GATE PIERS AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE GRANGE, CHURCH ROAD

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:: THE GRANGE, GATES AND GATE PIERS AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE GRANGE, CHURCH ROAD

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

District:: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Bitton
National Grid Reference:: ST 68187 69312

Details

1. 5118 BITTON CHURCH ROAD (east side) The Grange, gates and gate piers at the south-east corner of ST 6869 15/3 11.5.53 The Grange II* GV 2. Of C12 origins, converted in later middle ages to hall house and thoroughly remodelled and rebuilt in C17 and C18. John Wood, the Bath architect lodged here. Ground plan suggests a converted hall house, one wing completely rebuilt in C18 limestone rubble with slate roofs. Three ashlar chimneys with moulded capping. Consists of 3 storey, 3 bay centre block, gabled projecting 2 window wing to right, mid-C18 2 storey 2 bay ashlar-built wing slightly set back to left with hipped slate roof. Cornice and parapet to left hand wing. Off-set buttress to left of entrance. Central block has glazing bar sash windows, brick reveals to first floor, bolection architraves, moulded cills, cornices and relieving arches to ground floor. Small single light and C17 or early C18 to left on ground floor. Doorway inserted to right with above a plaster panel depicting a bird (the crest of the Seymours who held the Grange from the Reformation till 1770). Sashes in bolection architraves to right hand wing, moulded coping to gable, relieving arches over windows, blind square panel in gable with bolection architrave and cornice. Central square headed door opening with pediment replacing a window. Sashes in plain architraves to left hand wing, cambered head door opening with keystone to right with bracketted open pediment and date T N 1761 on one of the jambs. Return to east has stepped chimney, wall has been lined to left with extra masonry skin. Gate piers and gates linking south-east corner with boundary of the Dower House. Interior: The ground floor room to east is panelled (formerly 2 rooms) and dates from mid C18 (when John Wood II was lessee). Three doorways in west internal wall, one of them with Tudor arch head said to represent screens exits. The staircase which is in the former stair-turret appears to be a pashche.

Listing NGR: ST6818769312

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Legacy System number:: 28557
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.