Claverton Manor (The American Museum) And Screen Walls to North and South
CLAVERTON MANOR (THE AMERICAN MUSEUM) AND SCREEN WALLS TO NORTH AND SOUTH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1214609
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1956
- List Entry Name:
- Claverton Manor (The American Museum) And Screen Walls to North and South
- Statutory Address:
- CLAVERTON MANOR (THE AMERICAN MUSEUM) AND SCREEN WALLS TO NORTH AND SOUTH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1214609
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1956
- List Entry Name:
- Claverton Manor (The American Museum) And Screen Walls to North and South
- Statutory Address 1:
- CLAVERTON MANOR (THE AMERICAN MUSEUM) AND SCREEN WALLS TO NORTH AND SOUTH
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:
- CLAVERTON MANOR (THE AMERICAN MUSEUM) AND SCREEN WALLS TO NORTH AND SOUTH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Claverton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 78439 64064
Details
ST 76 SE CLAVERTON
7/60 Claverton Manor (The American Museum) and Screen Walls to North 1.2.56 and South G.V. I
Manor or country house, now a museum. 1819-20 by Jeffry Wyatt (later Sir Jeffry Wyatville) for John Vivian of Claverton. Ashlar with rusticated ground floor; hipped slate roof behind moulded cornice and blocking course; ashlar stacks with moulded caps. 3 storeys and basement. East elevation, 3:3:3 bays, the outer ones are in 3 storey segmental bows; glazing bar sash windows,in moulded architraves on upper floors. The centre 3 bays consist of two Giant Order attached Ionic columns in antis, resting on the rusticated ground floor; shallow niches containing statues flank the columns; centre first floor window under a cornice on long brackets; projecting square porch with urns on parapet, glazed door flanked by tall windows, all under a recessed segmental head. South elevation: 1:3:1 bays, the centre 3 are slightly advanced with Giant Ionic pilasters supporting a pediment which has the Vivian arms in the tympanum; similar fenestration to east front. West (entrance) elevation: 1:3:1 bays, the centre 3 are advanced and the inner bay is recessed with 2 Giant Ionic columns in antis; central glazing bar sash window under cornice on long brackets; glazed door flanked by tall lights and under a recessed segmental headed niche; fenestration as east elevation; affixed plaque by door reads "Here Winston Spencer Churchill on July 26th, 1897 made his first political speech". From the south-west corner a tall screen projects to the south; panelled ashlar wall of 7 bays with a balustraded parapet and urns on pedestals, approximately 20 yards long. A similar wall extends to the north from the north-east and north-west corners: 6 bays with a projecting porch on the east front and alternating panels and glazing bar sash windows on the west front; between the north screen walls are service rooms. Interior: open well staircase hall, cast iron anthemion balustrade, circular lantern and ox-skull plasterwork; Greek Revival room to north-east with enriched cornice and frieze and marble fireplace with caryatids.
Listing NGR: ST7843964064
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 399485
- 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.
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