The Lion Court, Walled Gardens and Lion Gate to North East of Ditchley House
THE LION COURT, WALLED GARDENS AND LION GATE TO NORTH EAST OF DITCHLEY HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251423
- Date first listed:
- 30-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Lion Court, Walled Gardens and Lion Gate to North East of Ditchley House
- Statutory Address:
- THE LION COURT, WALLED GARDENS AND LION GATE TO NORTH EAST OF DITCHLEY HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251423
- Date first listed:
- 30-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Lion Court, Walled Gardens and Lion Gate to North East of Ditchley House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE LION COURT, WALLED GARDENS AND LION GATE TO NORTH EAST OF DITCHLEY HOUSE
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 LION COURT, WALLED GARDENS AND LION GATE TO NORTH EAST OF DITCHLEY HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Spelsbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SP3908721237
Details
SPELSBURY DITCHLEY PARK
SP3821-3921
18/167 The Lion Court, walled gardens
and Lion Gate to NE of
Ditchley House
GV II
Courtyard walls, walled gardens and entrance gates. Probably c.1722 by James
Gibbs for the 2nd Earl of Litchfield, possibly restored early C20. Coursed
squared limestone with flat ashlar copings. High walls extend north-eastwards
from the garden front and north pavilion of Ditchley House (q.v.) to 2
rectangular walled gardens, between which are the ashlar piers of the Lion Gate,
with moulded caps and standing lions holding cartouches of the Royal Arms.
Wrought-iron gates with scrolled lock rails are probably C18, but piers are
inscribed 1914. Sides of walled gardens have central doorways now mostly built
up.
(Ditchley Park is included in the English Heritage Historic Gardens Register at
Grade II*)
Listing NGR: SP3908721237
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 434121
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 34 Oxfordshire
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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