WALL ENCLOSING GARDEN, IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF LYEGROVE HOUSE, TWO GATES AND GATE PIERS IN NORTH WALL AND GATE PIERS IN WEST WALL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1129289
Date first listed:: 29-Jul-1983
List Entry Name:: WALL ENCLOSING GARDEN, IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF LYEGROVE HOUSE, TWO GATES AND GATE PIERS IN NORTH WALL AND GATE PIERS IN WEST WALL
Statutory Address:: WALL ENCLOSING GARDEN, IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF LYEGROVE HOUSE, TWO GATES AND GATE PIERS IN NORTH WALL AND GATE PIERS IN WEST WALL

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Date:: 2002-09-06
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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1129289
Date first listed:: 29-Jul-1983
List Entry Name:: WALL ENCLOSING GARDEN, IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF LYEGROVE HOUSE, TWO GATES AND GATE PIERS IN NORTH WALL AND GATE PIERS IN WEST WALL
Statutory Address 1:: WALL ENCLOSING GARDEN, IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF LYEGROVE HOUSE, TWO GATES AND GATE PIERS IN NORTH WALL AND GATE PIERS IN WEST WALL

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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:: WALL ENCLOSING GARDEN, IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF LYEGROVE HOUSE, TWO GATES AND GATE PIERS IN NORTH WALL AND GATE PIERS IN WEST WALL

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

District:: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Sodbury
National Grid Reference:: ST 77705 81611

Details

ST 78 SE SODBURY LYEGROVE 2/118

Wall enclosing garden, immediately to the east of Lyegrove House, Two gates and gate piers in north wall and gate piers in west wall GV II

Gate piers in west wall C17. Walled garden probably C19. Gates in north wall 1927 by G H Kitchin.

Walled garden. Coursed rubble, brick lined to garden side. North wall has 2 gates: large central one is by G H Kitchen, central round-headed gateway, framed by ashlar pediment supported by pilasters, flanked by giant pilasters with ball finials, cast-iron gate; smaller gate to west, piers with ball finials.

Gate piers in west wall: ashlar; shell head niches on front and rear; cornice and large ball finials. Brough to Lyegrove in C19, probably from Little Sodbury Manor.

See also:

Country Life 14.12.29 9.3.61 1.8.74.

Listing NGR: ST7770581611

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Legacy System number:: 34167
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
'Country Life' in 1 August, (1974)
'Country Life' in 14 December, (1929)
'Country Life' in 9 March, (1961)

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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.