Boundary House,including Gatepiers and Wall
BOUNDARY HOUSE,INCLUDING GATEPIERS AND WALL, CHARFIELD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1238074
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary House,including Gatepiers and Wall
- Statutory Address:
- BOUNDARY HOUSE,INCLUDING GATEPIERS AND WALL, CHARFIELD ROAD
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- Date:
- 2001-06-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/06560/26
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1238074
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary House,including Gatepiers and Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- BOUNDARY HOUSE,INCLUDING GATEPIERS AND WALL, CHARFIELD ROAD
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:
- BOUNDARY HOUSE,INCLUDING GATEPIERS AND WALL, CHARFIELD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Kingswood
- National Grid Reference:
- ST7461392011
Details
ST 79 SW KINGSWOOD CHARFIELD ROAD
(south side)
7/260 Boundary House (formerly listed
as Rectory, Kingswood), including
23.6.52 gatepiers and wall
GV II
Former rectory now large private house. Mid C18. Rendered, stone
alternating chamfered quoins and moulded stone modillion cornice,
hipped Cotswold stone slate roof with tall parapet with 4 stone
panels and central dentil pediment, brick end stacks. Long range
with central projecting rear bay forming shallow T-shape, and
additional single bay wing to left. 3 storeys and basement. Main
symmetrical range of 5 bays, 2/1/2 with wide centre bay projecting
forward beneath pediment and with additional quoins. 12-pane
sashes with moulded stone architraves and dentil cornice to first
and ground floors. Centre bay has Venetian window on first floor
also with moulded stone architraves and dentil cornice, and with 4
Ionic pilasters and round-headed section blocked but with
decorative Gothick tracery. Ground floor has central doorcase up 3
large semi-circular stone steps, with 8-pane side lights as other
windows and central door with large moulded stone segmental
pediment on consoles, moulded stone frame and 6 rectangular fielded
panels and lower section in fielded X-shape. Attic storey has
small 6-pane sashes with moulded stone architraves linked directly
to cornice, central window round-headed with radial top sash.
Basement windows below stone offset, with plain round-headed stone
architraves and keys-tone (windows not visible). Wing to left has
12-pane sash with plain stone architrave to each floor. Projecting
rear wing has Venetian window on first floor also.
Interior not accessible but likely to be of interest. Gatepiers in
dressed stone with rusticated square piers, moulded modillion
cornice and figure of dog's head on double stepped base, about 2m
total height. Possible original polygonal finials (matching those
on Chestnut Park Farmhouse adjoining, q.v.) lie at the top of stone
steps behind the piers. No gates remaining. Wall adjoining on
each side in coped rubblestone (random coursed to left) curving
back on left for about 16m to join house, and running about 7m to
right to join gatepiers of Chestnutpark Farmhouse. About 1.40m in
height.
Listing NGR: ST7461392011
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 415366
- 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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