North West Gateway to Montacute House
NORTH WEST GATEWAY TO MONTACUTE HOUSE, BISHOPSTON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251893
- Date first listed:
- 19-Apr-1961
- List Entry Name:
- North West Gateway to Montacute House
- Statutory Address:
- NORTH WEST GATEWAY TO MONTACUTE HOUSE, BISHOPSTON
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251893
- Date first listed:
- 19-Apr-1961
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- North West Gateway to Montacute House
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTH WEST GATEWAY TO MONTACUTE HOUSE, BISHOPSTON
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:
- NORTH WEST GATEWAY TO MONTACUTE HOUSE, BISHOPSTON
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Montacute
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 49645 17288
Details
ST4917 MONTACUTE CP BISHOPSTON (East side) 7/97 North-west gateway to Montacute House (formerly listed as Gate Piers W. of Montacute House) 19.4.61 - II Entrance gateway. Possibly of 1786, but might be relocated or new-built between 1845-52. Ham stone ashlar gatepiers and sidewalls; cast-iron gates. A length of some 30 metres of ashlar walling about 1.5 metre high with thin shaped coping, punctuated by square gatepiers about 3.5m high, having string, Adamesque frieze and flat cornice with steps and stone representations of flaming braziers on 4 ball feet, a symbol of the Phelips family; the gates are in a C16/17 strapwork style, date of manufacture uncertain; smaller plainer piers about 2.5 metres high at each end of wall. An important element in the setting of Montacute House (q.v) and set on the exact axis of the west front. The drive was constructed 1784-85, but was then described as curving south before approaching the house: some reorganisation of the grounds occurred 1845-52. (Girouard, and others, Montacute House, The National Trust, 1985).
Listing NGR: ST4964517288
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 263552
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Girouard, M et al, Montacute House, (1985)
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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