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RETAINING WALLS AND ASSOCIATED GARDEN FEATURES ON SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF AMMERDOWN HOUSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1177422
Date first listed:: 24-Jun-1986
List Entry Name:: RETAINING WALLS AND ASSOCIATED GARDEN FEATURES ON SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF AMMERDOWN HOUSE
Statutory Address:: RETAINING WALLS AND ASSOCIATED GARDEN FEATURES ON SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF AMMERDOWN HOUSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1177422
Date first listed:: 24-Jun-1986
List Entry Name:: RETAINING WALLS AND ASSOCIATED GARDEN FEATURES ON SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF AMMERDOWN HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: RETAINING WALLS AND ASSOCIATED GARDEN FEATURES ON SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF AMMERDOWN HOUSE

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:: RETAINING WALLS AND ASSOCIATED GARDEN FEATURES ON SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF AMMERDOWN HOUSE

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

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Kilmersdon
National Grid Reference:: ST 71182 52677

Details

KILMERSDON CP ST75SW AMMERD0WN PARK 6/l36 Retaining walls and associated garden features on south and east sides of Ammerdown House -

GV II*

Retaining walls, parapets, copings, steps, piers, gates, pool, figures and ornaments of parterre, yew garden and connecting paths. Begun mid C19; much altered and remodelled by Sir Edwin Lutyens after 1901, finished by c1920. On south and east side of house a lawned parterre, ground falls away to south, coursed and squared rubble retaining walls with dressed stone copings; walling to east facing yew garden, similar construction. Paved walk directly adjacent to house. Two sets of stone steps on broad path leading eastward to yew garden; steps semi-circular on plan, of dressed stone with half-round nosings, low flanking piers; one pair capped by enriched stone urns, the other by seated stone mythical winged beasts. To centre of south lawn a sundial on a stone vase pedestal; on east lawn a figure of Mercury on a stone drum pedestal. The eastern part of the parterre is bounded on north side by an elevated pergola on concrete Tuscan columns, which leads from a back door of the house; at its east end a small stone figure, again on a drum pedestal. Path from parterre leads down flight of stone steps, flanked by ball finials, into yew rotunda. Sculptured hedges supported on low coursed and squared rubble retaining walls, some copings. At centre of rotunda a circular stone- lined pool with carved bowl which forms a fountain. Four Classically garbed romantic Coadstone figures on concrete plinths look on. At east side of rotunda a pair of C17 ashlar gate piers with moulded caps and ball finials, wrought-iron gate; these piers frame a view of the adjoining parkland. To north of rotunda a circular rose garden, again enclosed by yew, coursed and squared rubble retaining walls, bronze astralobe on stone vase pier. Broad path on north-south axis leads to Orangery (qv), 3 flights of stone steps, cast-iron gates at exit from rotunda. South end of this path terminates in concealed flights of stone steps which lead down into the park, reconstituted stone figure on drum plinth looks on. On west side of path to Orangery 2 further statues on plinths and sundial with ball finial on a column. Although these items are scattered over quite a wide area they form an important group; therefore they are listed as a single entry rather than as individual items. (Country Life, Feb 16, March 2, and March 9, 1929).

Listing NGR: ST7118252677

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 267919
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

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'Country Life' in 2 March, (1929)
'Country Life' in 16 February, (1929)
'Country Life' in 9 March, (1929)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 37 Somerset,

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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.