The Cascade Building About 80 Metres North East of Dodington House and Railings
THE CASCADE BUILDING ABOUT 80 METRES NORTH EAST OF DODINGTON HOUSE AND RAILINGS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1211179
- Date first listed:
- 17-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Cascade Building About 80 Metres North East of Dodington House and Railings
- Statutory Address:
- THE CASCADE BUILDING ABOUT 80 METRES NORTH EAST OF DODINGTON HOUSE AND RAILINGS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1211179
- Date first listed:
- 17-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Cascade Building About 80 Metres North East of Dodington House and Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CASCADE BUILDING ABOUT 80 METRES NORTH EAST OF DODINGTON HOUSE AND RAILINGS
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:
- THE CASCADE BUILDING ABOUT 80 METRES NORTH EAST OF DODINGTON HOUSE AND RAILINGS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dodington
- National Grid Reference:
- ST7531579938
Details
ST 77 NE
6/70
17.9.52
DODINGTON C.P.
DODINGTON PARK
The Cascade Building about 80 metres north east of Dodington House and railings
G.V.
II*
Cascade building. 1764 by Capability Brown, part of picturesque design of
landscape. Limestone ashlar and rubble, sandstone and brick, cast iron railings.
Gothick style. North elevation has central tower with high pointed arch in
chamfered surround for cascade, polygonal weathered buttress with conical cap to
each side of arch rising from plinth; cornice and embattled parapet. At lower
level, to each side of tower, a pointed segmental-headed arched opening in
connecting curtain wall. To each side, a smaller embattled tower, each with
central pointed-arched lancet, tower to right on raking plinth of rusticated
sandstone; parapet wall between central and flanking towers missing at time of
survey (September 1984), low embattled wall attached to right, about 2 metres
long. Left return of central tower has blind 4-centred arched opening; right
return has Tudor-arched recess and pointed arched lancet above; buttresses.
Small block to rear of central tower has 4-centred arched opening to each side
with chamfered heads and rusticated jambs, with cast iron gates to left; moulded
coping. The lower block supports a serpentine aqueduct with low coursed
limestone rubble walls with coping leading to retaining wall about one metre high
and 3 metres long, with moulded coping, 2 round openings at base for water flow
and plain pier at each end. Small flanking towers contain sluice machinery,
tower to left return 4-centred arched studded door. Attached to retaining wall
to east of aqueduct, railings and gates about 6 metres in length, intersecting
struts and knob finials. In poor condition at time of survey (September 1984).
(Sources: Verey, D. : Buildings of England Gloucestershire : The Cotswolds.
1970, and Country Life LV, 170-75, CXX, 1176-9 and 1230-3).
Listing NGR: ST7531579938
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 395729
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Verey, D, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1 The Cotswolds, (1970)
Country Life in Country Life, Vol. 55, (), 170-175
Country Life in Country Life, Vol. 55, (), 1176-1179
Country Life in Country Life, Vol. 55, (), 1230-1233
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic interest in England, Part 1 Avon,
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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