OAKLANDS PARK

OAKLANDS PARK, A48

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1186363
Date first listed:: 25-Jan-1985
List Entry Name:: OAKLANDS PARK
Statutory Address:: OAKLANDS PARK, A48

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1186363
Date first listed:: 25-Jan-1985
List Entry Name:: OAKLANDS PARK
Statutory Address 1:: OAKLANDS PARK, A48

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:: OAKLANDS PARK, A48

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

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Forest of Dean (District Authority)
Parish:: Awre
National Grid Reference:: SO 67879 09434

Details

SO 60 NE AWRE A48 (off west side)

3/82 Oaklands Park - - II*

Country mansion, now Special School for Camphill Village Trust. C.1830. Coursed and bolstered sandstone to ground floor and ashlar above, yellow limestone dressings to openings, classical parapet cornice, Welsh slate hip- ped roof. Large free standing building, main block facing north-east, smaller scale wing attached and set back, right, and on garden side return wing similar to main block but simplified cornice. Single storey porch at entrance, and bold projecting bow through two storeys, left, facing south- east.

Entrance front two storeys, 7-windowed, ground floor 6 large sashes with glazing bars under voussoired heads, first floor 6 sashes with bars in moulded architraves and alternate triangular or segmental pediments, plus central tripartite sash with Ionic half columns and responds and pedimented centre.

Central deep projecting porch arched opening in Vanbrughian modelling two large 3-panel fielded doors and fanlight with moulded arched head. River front (south-east) similar, including large bow with 3 sashes each floor, flanked by single windows. Fine dentil cornice, and plain mid-height string course.

Very good contemporary interiors include large imperial staircase rising to open well with surrounding walkway, stone treads, cast iron balustrade, maho- gany handrail; large rectangular lantern with delicately printed soffit. Many good 6-panel fielded doors, Ionic pedimented fire surround. Main room left of entrance, painted shutters, original wallpapers, cornice, etc. Bow fronted room with central rosette to ceiling, three large shuttered windows, broad frieze and flat cornice. Built for Crawshay family, colliery owners.

Listing NGR: SO6787909434

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Legacy System number:: 353848
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.