Summer House Approximately 15 Metres South West of Watercombe House
SUMMER HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES SOUTH WEST OF WATERCOMBE HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1156057
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Summer House Approximately 15 Metres South West of Watercombe House
- Statutory Address:
- SUMMER HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES SOUTH WEST OF WATERCOMBE HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1156057
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Summer House Approximately 15 Metres South West of Watercombe House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SUMMER HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES SOUTH WEST OF WATERCOMBE HOUSE
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:
- SUMMER HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES SOUTH WEST OF WATERCOMBE HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bisley-with-Lypiatt
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 92502 04891
Details
SO 9204-9304 BISLEY-WITH-LYPIATT WATERLANE
16/133 Summer house approximately 15m south west of Watercombe House
30.1.74
GV II
Summer house. Dated 'T.B. 1841' by Thomas Baker for himself. Coursed rubble limestone; reused Roman stone slates and clay pantile roof. Two-storey. East facing gable end incorporates many Roman bricks set in bands and square Roman clay tiles, some diagonally reset. Off-centre doorway with 6-panel door and stone lintel. Central upper floor sash window with Gothick glazing bars. Small-paned fixed-light on south side; sash with Gothick glazing bars above. Flight of stone steps on north side leading to upper level doorway to rear. Lower part of roof slope re-uses Roman stone slates, hung in diagonal manner. Thomas Baker was responsible for investigating the Lillyhorn Roman villa near Bournes Green, many finds going to the British Museum, much being incorporated into the structure of this building - its purpose to display a more extensive collection of Roman artefacts. (N.M. Herbert, 'Bisley' in V.C.H. Glos. xi, 1976, pp 4-40; and D. Verey, Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds, 1979)
Listing NGR: SO9250204891
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 132692
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Verey, D, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1 The Cotswolds, (1970)
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Gloucester, (1976), 4-40
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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