GARDEN WALL, GATE PIERS AND STEPS TO NORTH AND EAST OF CHASTLETON HOUSE

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1198045
Date first listed:: 15-May-1989
List Entry Name:: GARDEN WALL, GATE PIERS AND STEPS TO NORTH AND EAST OF CHASTLETON HOUSE
Statutory Address:: GARDEN WALL, GATE PIERS AND STEPS TO NORTH AND EAST OF CHASTLETON HOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1198045
Date first listed:: 15-May-1989
List Entry Name:: GARDEN WALL, GATE PIERS AND STEPS TO NORTH AND EAST OF CHASTLETON HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: GARDEN WALL, GATE PIERS AND STEPS TO NORTH AND EAST OF CHASTLETON 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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: GARDEN WALL, GATE PIERS AND STEPS TO NORTH AND EAST OF CHASTLETON HOUSE

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

County:: Oxfordshire
District:: West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Chastleton
National Grid Reference:: SP2486229140

Details

CHASTLETON 5P2429-2529 11/23 Garden wall, gate piers and steps to N and E of Chastleton House

GV II

Garden wall, gate piers and steps. Wall. Probably early C17 with later repairs. Regularly coursed and dressed marlstone with ashlar and rounded rubble coping. From point where it meets garden wall to south of Chastleton House (q.v.) it runs along north side of churchyard of Church of St. Mary (q.v.) and then turns at right-angles to form boundary of garden to east of Chastleton House. This section has two C18 gate piers with moulded capping and ball finials. The wall then takes another right-angled turn to separate upper and lower gardens. To north-west of section returning to join north-east corner of house are 2 sets of straight-flight steps with square piers, which have moulded capping and ball finials. A section of wall linked to west side of house runs northwards along road to join The Dower House (q.v.): the section nearest The Dower House is buttressed and has a 4-centred chamfered arch at the point where it joins the house. [2464]

Listing NGR: SP2486229140

Legacy

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Legacy System number:: 253912
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 34 Oxfordshire

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.