The north terrace, retaining wall and central steps, to Montacute House

Montacute House, The Borough, TA15 6XP

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1252022
Date first listed:: 27-Oct-1987
List Entry Name:: The north terrace, retaining wall and central steps, to Montacute House
Statutory Address:: Montacute House, The Borough, TA15 6XP

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1252022
Date first listed:: 27-Oct-1987
List Entry Name:: The north terrace, retaining wall and central steps, to Montacute House
Statutory Address 1:: Montacute House, The Borough, TA15 6XP

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.

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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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Montacute House, The Borough, TA15 6XP

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

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Montacute
National Grid Reference:: ST4997717193

Details

ST4917 7/125

MONTACUTE CP THE BOROUGH (north side, off) The north terrace, retaining wall and central steps, to Montacute House

GV II Terrace between house and sunken garden. C16, modified C19. Ham stone ashlar. The retaining wall about 7 metres north of house, and about 80 metres long: very deep plinth on north side, solid low walls with moulded copings, with square piers at intervals on which are set a variety of urn and vase finials, of which the largest flank the central staircase, nine steps down into garden, flanked by solid side walls ending with piers having vase finials: lengths of matching walling at east end of terrace, and also to the north end of the north garden, with obelisk finials.

(Girouard, M and others, Montacute House, National Trust, 1985).

Listing NGR: ST4997717193

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 434947
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Girouard, M et al, Montacute House, (1985)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 37 Somerset,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.