Lydiard Park
LYDIARD PARK, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1198420
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Lydiard Park
- Statutory Address:
- LYDIARD PARK, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1198420
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Lydiard Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- LYDIARD PARK, CHURCH 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:
- LYDIARD PARK, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Swindon (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- West Swindon
- National Grid Reference:
- SU1038284736
Details
CHURCH LANE,
SU 18 SW SWINDON
West Swindon
3/42 Lydiard Park
17.1.55
GV I
Mansion. Medieval, C17 and 1745-9 (date stone in attic), last
remodelling attributed to Roger Morris (C. Hussey) for John, 2nd
Viscount St. John. Stone, ashlar Bath stone for remodelling, stone
slate and lead roofs Inferred late medieval building of hall and
cross wings. In C17 cross wings extended to H-plan. Mid C18
remodelling confined to south and east fronts, forming central hall
and interconnecting state rooms, library, dining and drawing rooms.
Main stair to rear of hall in earlier structure. Facade strictly
Palladian, based on Houghton Hall. 2-storey with 3-storey quoined
corner towers. 11 bays, centre 3 broken forward with pediment
rising through roof balustrade and containing St. John arms and
motto SANCTUS IN TERRA BEATUS IN COELO. Central doorcase Roman
Doric, pedimented with pair of glazed doors and lobed fanlight.
16-pane sashes to ground floor, 9-pane above, all restored. Ground
floor windows with pediment. 3rd and 9th windows with flat
cornice. East elevation 7 bays, window corniced only at centre.
Interior: 7 state rooms, all of highest quality, 6 panel doors in
broken and lugged doorcases with carved pulvinated frieze and
plaster ceilings throughout. Flying stair to rear of hall, 3
twisted balusters to each step. First floor rooms with dentilled
cornices only. Left Ante-room: dentilled cornice. Painted marbled
fireplace. Open pedimented overmantel. Library: Original
bookcases, broke forward, with broken pediments and busts. Open
pedimented fireplace, marble with coloured marble columns and
frieze. Geometric panelled plaster ceiling. Hall: Coved ceiling.
Dentilled cornice. Limestone chimneypiece of tapered pilasters
with masks. Dining Room: Recess divided by Ionic columns. Rococo
ceiling. Garlanded overmantle with broken pediment. Parlour:
Rectangular panelled plaster ceiling, joists carved with fruit.
Kentian carved Carrara marble fireplace with herm in-profile
supporters. Mirrors. Ballroom: Recessed divided by Corinthian
columns. Rococo ceiling. Dentilled cornice. Marble fireplace
with wood overmantle, Corinthian pilasters and broken pediment with
basket of flowers. Ante-room: Coffered apse. Plaster ceiling.
Small marble fireplace. C17 painted glass in apse window, probably
by Abraham van Linge. (Official Guide by Thamesdown Corporation. C.
Hussey; Country Life, 19-20. Mar 1948; M. Archer: The Painted Glass
of Lydiard Tregoze ). Plan in NMR. BB70, 6956.
Listing NGR: SU1038284736
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 318702
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Archer, M, The Painted Glass of Lydiard Tregoze, ()
Official Guide to Lydiard Park, ()
Country Life in March, (1948)
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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