Entrance Gateway, Walls and Railings to the Firs and the Lodge
ENTRANCE GATEWAY, WALLS AND RAILINGS TO THE FIRS AND THE LODGE, MOORLANDS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1175635
- Date first listed:
- 18-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Gateway, Walls and Railings to the Firs and the Lodge
- Statutory Address:
- ENTRANCE GATEWAY, WALLS AND RAILINGS TO THE FIRS AND THE LODGE, MOORLANDS LANE
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- Date:
- 2002-10-06
- Reference:
- IOE01/08916/34
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1175635
- Date first listed:
- 18-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Gateway, Walls and Railings to the Firs and the Lodge
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENTRANCE GATEWAY, WALLS AND RAILINGS TO THE FIRS AND THE LODGE, MOORLANDS LANE
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 GATEWAY, WALLS AND RAILINGS TO THE FIRS AND THE LODGE, MOORLANDS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Merriott
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 44142 12064
Details
ST4412 MERRIOTT CP MOORLANDS LANE (South side)
9/146 Entrance gateway, walls and railings to The Firs and The Ledge
GV II
Entrance gateway, and walls and railiags, formerly to Moorlands (qv). C19; part of the grounds of the house designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. Ham stone ashlar, wrought-iron railings. Boundary wall to The Firs (qv) in ashlar, about one metre high, with castellated top, with curved return back to the formal gateway between the two properties. The gateway has square-plan ashlar piers, with moulded and shallow-hipped tops, and pair of wrought-iron gates with staple spikes to rails, quatrefoil-band middle rails and double-curve bracing to bottom panels. The north-west and north-east boundaries to The Lodge (qv) in railings to match, with pair of gates near house, and curved corner; the braced standards having iron finials. The whole an important part of the setting to all three houses.
Listing NGR: ST4414212064
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 262396
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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