RETAINING WALLS AND GARDEN WALLS, ENCLOSING WEST TERRACE AND BOWLING GREEN TERRACE, INCLUDING CENTRAL FLIGHT OF STEPS TO NORTH WEST OF ST CATHRINE'S COURT

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1232373
Date first listed:: 14-Aug-1984
List Entry Name:: RETAINING WALLS AND GARDEN WALLS, ENCLOSING WEST TERRACE AND BOWLING GREEN TERRACE, INCLUDING CENTRAL FLIGHT OF STEPS TO NORTH WEST OF ST CATHRINE'S COURT
Statutory Address:: RETAINING WALLS AND GARDEN WALLS, ENCLOSING WEST TERRACE AND BOWLING GREEN TERRACE, INCLUDING CENTRAL FLIGHT OF STEPS TO NORTH WEST OF ST CATHRINE'S COURT

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Date:: 2001-05-24
Reference:: IOE01/03108/28
Rights:: © Mr David J Lewis. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1232373
Date first listed:: 14-Aug-1984
List Entry Name:: RETAINING WALLS AND GARDEN WALLS, ENCLOSING WEST TERRACE AND BOWLING GREEN TERRACE, INCLUDING CENTRAL FLIGHT OF STEPS TO NORTH WEST OF ST CATHRINE'S COURT
Statutory Address 1:: RETAINING WALLS AND GARDEN WALLS, ENCLOSING WEST TERRACE AND BOWLING GREEN TERRACE, INCLUDING CENTRAL FLIGHT OF STEPS TO NORTH WEST OF ST CATHRINE'S COURT

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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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Location

Statutory Address:: RETAINING WALLS AND GARDEN WALLS, ENCLOSING WEST TERRACE AND BOWLING GREEN TERRACE, INCLUDING CENTRAL FLIGHT OF STEPS TO NORTH WEST OF ST CATHRINE'S COURT

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

District:: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: St. Catherine
National Grid Reference:: ST 77745 70190

Details

ST 77 SE ST. CATHERINE'S

2/166 Retaining Walls and Garden Walls, enclosing West Terrace and Bowling G.V. Green Terrace, including Central Flight of Steps to north- west of St. Catherine's Court

II*

Retaining walls, garden walls and central flight of steps. Probably late C17. Coursed squared rubble and ashlar retaining wall approximately 12 feet high, with a balustraded parapet of 19 bays divided by enriched panelled pedestals with alternating ball and urn finials, supported on enriched brackets; the central bay contains a flight of 19 steps with balustraded parapets and panelled piers; the piers at the top of the steps are rusticated. At the north end the wall is approximately 8-10 feet high and it returns to the east for approximately 25 yards. At the south end is a coursed rubble retaining wall approximately 25 yards long and ranging from 4 to 20 feet high. The north and south ends of the Bowling Green Terrace (the upper terrace) continue the main parapet, but they are without balustrades; central panelled piers and moulded cornice. Coursed squared rubble west wall to Bowling Green Terrace. (Country Life: 4, 24.XII.1898.; 13, 18.IV.1903.; 20, 24.XI.1906; 20, 1.XII.1906).

Listing NGR: ST7774870185

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Legacy System number:: 407726
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
'Country Life' in 18 May, (1903), 13
'Country Life' in 1 December, (1906), 20
'Country Life' in 24 December, (1898), 4
'Country Life' in 24 November, (1906), 20
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic interest in England, Part 1 Avon,

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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.