The Two Wing Walls Enclosing Formal Garden, With Gateway, Stone Steps and Stone Piers, Immediately South of Ven House
THE TWO WING WALLS ENCLOSING FORMAL GARDEN, WITH GATEWAY, STONE STEPS AND STONE PIERS, IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF VEN HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1175056
- Date first listed:
- 24-Mar-1961
- List Entry Name:
- The Two Wing Walls Enclosing Formal Garden, With Gateway, Stone Steps and Stone Piers, Immediately South of Ven House
- Statutory Address:
- THE TWO WING WALLS ENCLOSING FORMAL GARDEN, WITH GATEWAY, STONE STEPS AND STONE PIERS, IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF VEN HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1175056
- Date first listed:
- 24-Mar-1961
- List Entry Name:
- The Two Wing Walls Enclosing Formal Garden, With Gateway, Stone Steps and Stone Piers, Immediately South of Ven House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE TWO WING WALLS ENCLOSING FORMAL GARDEN, WITH GATEWAY, STONE STEPS AND STONE PIERS, IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF VEN HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
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:
- THE TWO WING WALLS ENCLOSING FORMAL GARDEN, WITH GATEWAY, STONE STEPS AND STONE PIERS, IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF VEN HOUSE, LONDON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Milborne Port
- National Grid Reference:
- ST6802818372
Details
ST61NE
5/155
MILBORNE PORT CP
LONDON ROAD (South side)
The two wing walls enclosing formal garden, with gateway, stone steps and stone piers, immediately South of Ven House
24.3.61
GV
II
Enclosing walls and garden features. C18. Red brick, English garden wall bond, ashlar
piers and cappings. Walls extend Southwards from terrace (qv) of Ven House (qv) for
nearly 40 metres on either side of garden, with intermediate ashlar piers; gateway to East
wall with ball finials to piers; gates of C20; at Southern ends of walls, but detached, 2
flights stone stairs with brick balustrading, ashlar copings, and sculptured figures crowing
piers at each end of balustrading; nearby, also detached, about 600mm square and 4
metres tall, in Ham stone ashlar, with 3-fielded panels to all but North faces over moulded
plinth, with cornice capping, and urn and lid finials.
Part of the complex setting to an important Country House.
Listing NGR: ST6802818372
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 261892
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 37 Somerset,
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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