WALLS, RETAINING WALLS, GATES, GATEPIERS AND CENTRAL FLIGHT OF STEPS, ENCLOSING GARDEN AND TERRACES, TO SOUTH OF MANOR FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1214533
Date first listed:: 14-Aug-1984
List Entry Name:: WALLS, RETAINING WALLS, GATES, GATEPIERS AND CENTRAL FLIGHT OF STEPS, ENCLOSING GARDEN AND TERRACES, TO SOUTH OF MANOR FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address:: WALLS, RETAINING WALLS, GATES, GATEPIERS AND CENTRAL FLIGHT OF STEPS, ENCLOSING GARDEN AND TERRACES, TO SOUTH OF MANOR FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1214533
Date first listed:: 14-Aug-1984
List Entry Name:: WALLS, RETAINING WALLS, GATES, GATEPIERS AND CENTRAL FLIGHT OF STEPS, ENCLOSING GARDEN AND TERRACES, TO SOUTH OF MANOR FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: WALLS, RETAINING WALLS, GATES, GATEPIERS AND CENTRAL FLIGHT OF STEPS, ENCLOSING GARDEN AND TERRACES, TO SOUTH OF MANOR FARMHOUSE

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Statutory Address:: WALLS, RETAINING WALLS, GATES, GATEPIERS AND CENTRAL FLIGHT OF STEPS, ENCLOSING GARDEN AND TERRACES, TO SOUTH OF MANOR FARMHOUSE

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District:: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Claverton
National Grid Reference:: ST7881964171

Details

ST 76 SE CLAVERTON

7/42 Walls, Retaining Walls, Gates, Gatepiers and Central Flight of G.V. Steps, enclosing Garden and Terraces, to south of Manor Farmhouse

II*

Walls, retaining walls to terraces, gates, gatepiers and central flight of steps. Early C17, probably for William Bassett of Claverton Manor (demolished). The walls enclose an outer (eastern) court and 2 terraces at the west end; the east court is approximately 60 x 60 yardsand the terraces are approximately 60 x 10 yards. The north and south walls are tall rubble walls with coping; the south one is stepped up at intervals and the north one is completed at the east end by the rear of Manor Farmhouse and the Outbuildings (q.v.). The eastern walls of the outer court and of the westernmost terrace have rubble (court) and ashlar (terrace) plinths surmounted by an ashlar balustrade with pierced strapwork panels divided into 9 bays by ashlar pedestals which have engaged balusters to front and rear; the outer 2 bays are blind; moulded cornice. In the centre of the easternmost wall (court) is a pair of panelled ashlar gatepiers with a moulded cornice and pierced obelisk finials on moulded bases; later iron gates with curved bar and spear finials. The eastern terrace is retained by a rubble wall approximately 5 feet high and the two terraces are divided by the central steps; ashlar,in 2 flights, the lower one is curved out on each side to form a wide outward radius; strapwork balustrades as the main walls.

Listing NGR: ST7881964171

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Legacy System:: LBS

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