Entrance Gates and Screen Across East Front of Wotton House, With Gazebo and Walls to Pavilions
ENTRANCE GATES AND SCREEN ACROSS EAST FRONT OF WOTTON HOUSE, WITH GAZEBO AND WALLS TO PAVILIONS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1124222
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Gates and Screen Across East Front of Wotton House, With Gazebo and Walls to Pavilions
- Statutory Address:
- ENTRANCE GATES AND SCREEN ACROSS EAST FRONT OF WOTTON HOUSE, WITH GAZEBO AND WALLS TO PAVILIONS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1124222
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Feb-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Gates and Screen Across East Front of Wotton House, With Gazebo and Walls to Pavilions
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENTRANCE GATES AND SCREEN ACROSS EAST FRONT OF WOTTON HOUSE, WITH GAZEBO AND WALLS TO PAVILIONS
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:
- ENTRANCE GATES AND SCREEN ACROSS EAST FRONT OF WOTTON HOUSE, WITH GAZEBO AND WALLS TO PAVILIONS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wotton Underwood
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 68599 16214
Details
SP 61 NE WOTTON UNDERWOOD WOTTON HOUSE
3/163 Entrance gates and screen across
E. front of Wotton House, with
gazebo and walls to Pavilions
25.10.51 (formerly listed under Wotton
House)
GV I
Entrance gates, screen and gazebo. Early C18. It has been suggested that the ironwork was created by Thomas Robinson (Lister, 1957), but an attribution to Jean Montigny may be more likely (Saunders, 1999).
Screen in front of forecourt has ashlar dwarf walls and piers,
and wrought iron railings, the centre part bowed to east with curved
walls flanking group of 3 wrought iron gates. Low ashlar walls connect
screen with Clock and South Pavilions. These walls and dwarf walls have
moulded panels, broad pilasters, and moulded bases and cornices.
8 tall square piers have similar panels, bases and cornices, and also
finely carved stone urn finials and side pilasters topped with elaborate
carved scrolls. Railings have standard panels with scroll ornament and
crests. Scrolled frieze and crest to overthrow of central carriage
gates. Narrow pedestrian gates have semi-circular heads with radiating
ornament and are set between railings with similar overthrow. Screen
continues in front of Pavilions in form of brick wall with ashlar
coping, the N. part with wrought iron railings. Attached to N. end,
in garden of Clock Pavilion, is small gazebo of brick with stone quoins,
coved wooden cornice, and flat roof. 2-panelled door in moulded stone
architrave surround with cornice. Louvred window with segmental head.
Screen is an important part of the formal composition of Wotton House.
Listing NGR: SP6859916214
The List entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 10 August 2016 as part of the tercentenary celebrations of Lancelot Capability Brown's birth.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 42552
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Williamson, E, The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire, (1994), 764-7
Lister, R, Decorative Wrought Iron Work in Great Britain, (1957)
. in Country Life, (July 1949), 106
Saunders, E, Jean Montigny, A Master Smith in Georgian Group Journal, Vol. 9, (1999), 33-43
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 4 Buckinghamshire,
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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