Terraces Balustrades and Steps to South and East of Bowood House
TERRACES BALUSTRADES AND STEPS TO SOUTH AND EAST OF BOWOOD HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253102
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Terraces Balustrades and Steps to South and East of Bowood House
- Statutory Address:
- TERRACES BALUSTRADES AND STEPS TO SOUTH AND EAST OF BOWOOD HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253102
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Terraces Balustrades and Steps to South and East of Bowood House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TERRACES BALUSTRADES AND STEPS TO SOUTH AND EAST OF BOWOOD 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:
- TERRACES BALUSTRADES AND STEPS TO SOUTH AND EAST OF BOWOOD HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Derry Hill & Studley
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 97488 69911
Details
ST 96 NE CALNE WITHOUT BOWOOD
5/13 Terraces, balustrades and steps to south and east of Bowood House
GV II
Terraces, balustrades and steps, 1817-18 by Sir R. Smirke, 1851-3 by G. Kennedy, c1865 and with some remodelling after 1955 on site of demolished main house. Ashlar. South front Upper Terrace by Smirke has Jacobean style pierced roundels to balustrades, piers with stone vases and centre steps flanked by eroded pair of reliefs by W. Theed c1860 and two bronze stags marked M. Geiss, Berlin. Retaining wall and similar balustrade extend along west end of Lower Terrace, by Kennedy, to an ornate ashlar Italianate pavilion. Lower Terrace has horseshoe steps up at west end flanking lion-mask fountain, the top parapet now carrying stone nude by D. Wynne 1978. East end has rounded stone seat. Dwarf walls in gardens have 4 stone lions formerly on gatepiers to main house. Long south balustrade with turned balusters and central steps down. Terrace east of the house, c1865, has similar Jacobean style balustrading on retaining wall and also along east side of lower garden. (Country Life, 22.6.1972)
Listing NGR: ST9748869911
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436232
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 22 June, (1972)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 29 Norfolk,
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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