WALLS OF WALLED GARDEN AND GAZEBO WITH PIGEON LOFT CIRCA 10 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF WOOD HALL

WALLS OF WALLED GARDEN AND GAZEBO WITH PIGEON LOFT CIRCA 10 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF WOOD HALL, (OFF) WOOD HALL DRIVE

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1198554
Date first listed:: 31-Aug-1988
List Entry Name:: WALLS OF WALLED GARDEN AND GAZEBO WITH PIGEON LOFT CIRCA 10 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF WOOD HALL
Statutory Address:: WALLS OF WALLED GARDEN AND GAZEBO WITH PIGEON LOFT CIRCA 10 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF WOOD HALL, (OFF) WOOD HALL DRIVE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1198554
Date first listed:: 31-Aug-1988
List Entry Name:: WALLS OF WALLED GARDEN AND GAZEBO WITH PIGEON LOFT CIRCA 10 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF WOOD HALL
Statutory Address 1:: WALLS OF WALLED GARDEN AND GAZEBO WITH PIGEON LOFT CIRCA 10 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF WOOD HALL, (OFF) WOOD HALL DRIVE

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: WALLS OF WALLED GARDEN AND GAZEBO WITH PIGEON LOFT CIRCA 10 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF WOOD HALL, (OFF) WOOD HALL DRIVE

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

County:: Suffolk
District:: East Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Sutton
National Grid Reference:: TM3112144626

Details

SUTTON (Off) WOOD HALL DRIVE TM 34 SW (South side) 10/144 Walls of walled garden and gazebo with pigeon loft c.10 yards south east of Wood Hall. GV II Walls of walled garden and gazebo with pigeon loft. Walls to garden of c.1566 possibly raised in height c.1903 with gazebo and pigeon loft of c.1903. The early-C20 additions probably by W. Kemp. Red Flemish bond brick with patterns of diapering in fired brick. Plain tiled roof to the gazebo with timber and plain tiled pigeon loft. Rectangular garden enclosure with 2-storey gazebo to north western corner. Garden walls of c.10-12 feet in height. Two and 4-centered doorways to the walls. Timber pentise to the inner face of the eastern wall with a lean-to roof. The gazebo projects from the outer face of the western wall. Open loggia facing onto the walled garden, the walls and ceiling of which are formed of moulded ceiling beams, presumably taken from the house during the alterations. Panels of plasterwork with incised decoration between. Arched window to first floor level above. Hipped roof above with a small central gablet having timber facing cut with arched pigeon holes each with a semi-circular landing stage before. To the centre of the roof is a square pigeon loft with five arched holes to each side and an ogee-domed cap with moulded ridges. Above this a central weather vane of copper with compass points and a goose to the centre. Ground floor doorway with flat lintel to rear. First floor window with ovolo-moulded surround to north face. A spur wall running west from the pigeon loft joins with Wood Hall (q.v). The wall ramps up to join the pigeon loft and below this feature is a 4-centered doorway. To left of this on the southern side is a stone tablet with curved sides showing a mediaeval bishop in high relief holding a bible, probably brought from elsewhere. The top of the walling has a cogged band below the moulded coping.

Listing NGR: TM3112144626

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

Legacy System number:: 285510
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.