West garden walls with towers at Banwell Castle

Banwell Castle, Castle Hill, Banwell, BS29 6NX

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1129782
Date first listed:: 17-Jan-1984
List Entry Name:: West garden walls with towers at Banwell Castle
Statutory Address:: Banwell Castle, Castle Hill, Banwell, BS29 6NX

The north tower of the west garden wall with the flanking wall in front and the garden wall behind. — Uploaded by William Hall This photo may not represent the current condition of the site
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1129782
Date first listed:: 17-Jan-1984
List Entry Name:: West garden walls with towers at Banwell Castle
Statutory Address 1:: Banwell Castle, Castle Hill, Banwell, BS29 6NX

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:: Banwell Castle, Castle Hill, Banwell, BS29 6NX

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

District:: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Banwell
National Grid Reference:: ST4010358664

Details

ST 45 NW 5/12

BANWELL CASTLE HILL (south side) West garden walls with towers at Banwell Castle

G.V. II* Garden wall with decorative towers. Circa 1848. Rubble, freestone. Embattled garden wall with central boarded garden gate in flat arch opening; at south, a small embattled tower, square to garden with a plain door, canted to road with slit windows; at north, a two storey square embattled tower with corbelled circular corner turret, pointed pedestrian door to north, large flat arch opening to south. At north adjoins gatehouse flanking wall (q.v.).

Listing NGR: ST4010358664

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Legacy System number:: 33350
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.