THE GARDEN GATE AND WALLS APPROXIMATELY 75 METRES NORTH WEST OF THE STABLE BLOCK TO SWALLOWFIELD PARK

THE GARDEN GATE AND WALLS APPROXIMATELY 75 METRES NORTH WEST OF THE STABLE BLOCK TO SWALLOWFIELD PARK, CHURCH ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1118063
Date first listed:: 01-Aug-1952
List Entry Name:: THE GARDEN GATE AND WALLS APPROXIMATELY 75 METRES NORTH WEST OF THE STABLE BLOCK TO SWALLOWFIELD PARK
Statutory Address:: THE GARDEN GATE AND WALLS APPROXIMATELY 75 METRES NORTH WEST OF THE STABLE BLOCK TO SWALLOWFIELD PARK, CHURCH ROAD

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Date:: 1999-08-11
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1118063
Date first listed:: 01-Aug-1952
Date of most recent amendment:: 14-Feb-1986
List Entry Name:: THE GARDEN GATE AND WALLS APPROXIMATELY 75 METRES NORTH WEST OF THE STABLE BLOCK TO SWALLOWFIELD PARK
Statutory Address 1:: THE GARDEN GATE AND WALLS APPROXIMATELY 75 METRES NORTH WEST OF THE STABLE BLOCK TO SWALLOWFIELD PARK, 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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Location

Statutory Address:: THE GARDEN GATE AND WALLS APPROXIMATELY 75 METRES NORTH WEST OF THE STABLE BLOCK TO SWALLOWFIELD PARK, CHURCH ROAD

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

District:: Wokingham (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Swallowfield
National Grid Reference:: SU 72941 65563

Details

SWALLOWFIELD CHURCH ROAD SU 76 NW (north-east side) The garden gate and walls approx- 8/38 imately 75 metres north-west of the stable block to Swallowfield 1.8.52 Park (formerly listed as Swallow- field Park and gateway from garden onto path leading to courtyard) G.V. II Doorway now garden gate and adjoining walls enclosing the kitchen garden. Late C17 gate by Talman stone. Architrave flanked by pilasters with garlands, broken segmental pediment with swags and drapes on carved brackets. The walls are C18 and early C19, brick, approximately 4 metres high with weathered top. The return section on the north-east has a plinth and rises to an elliptical curved top with dentil course, and has 3 square recesses panelled at high level ; and with segmental brick arches at low level. The garden gate was formerly a doorway in Swallowfield Park House. V.C.H. Vol.III p.267 B.0.E. (Berkshire) p.238.

Listing NGR: SU7294165563

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Legacy System number:: 41593
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Ditchfield, P H, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Berkshire, (1923), 267
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Berkshire, (1966)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 3 Berkshire,

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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.