Pope's Seat

POPE'S SEAT

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1204826
Date first listed:
14-Jun-1948
List Entry Name:
Pope's Seat
Statutory Address:
POPE'S SEAT
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1204826
Date first listed:
14-Jun-1948
List Entry Name:
Pope's Seat
Statutory Address 1:
POPE'S SEAT

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
POPE'S SEAT

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

County:
Gloucestershire
District:
Cotswold (District Authority)
Parish:
Cirencester
National Grid Reference:
SO9992802375

Details

CIRENCESTER

SO9902 CIRENCESTER PARK
578-1/1/350 Pope's Seat
14/06/48

GV II*

Landscape building. Early C18. Limestone ashlar with
vermiculated rustication to front, coursed squared limestone
to sides and rear; stone slate roof. Small pavilion with
distyle Doric portico in antis with flanking screens with
clasping pilasters. Opening to centre has surround of
pilasters with bands of vermiculated rustication supporting
full entablature and open pediment infilled with vermiculated
voussoirs and with incised lettering POPE'S SEAT in tympanum;
flanking screens have bands of vermiculated rustication and
chamfered coping and round-headed niches with keystones;
clasping pilasters have similar bands of rustication and ball
finials with bands of similar rustication. INTERIOR has
roughcast walls and limestone sett floor; round-headed opening
to rear.
(EH Gardens Register: Gloucester: Grade I: London: 1986-).


Listing NGR: SO9992802375

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

Legacy System number:
365112
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 16 Gloucestershire,

Legal

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

Ordnance survey map of Pope's Seat

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