Folly Approximately 15 Metres to West of Chewton Place
FOLLY APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES TO WEST OF CHEWTON PLACE, CHEWTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1255453
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Folly Approximately 15 Metres to West of Chewton Place
- Statutory Address:
- FOLLY APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES TO WEST OF CHEWTON PLACE, CHEWTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1255453
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 08-Mar-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Folly Approximately 15 Metres to West of Chewton Place
- Statutory Address 1:
- FOLLY APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES TO WEST OF CHEWTON PLACE, CHEWTON 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:
- FOLLY APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES TO WEST OF CHEWTON PLACE, CHEWTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Compton Dando
- National Grid Reference:
- ST6560266948
Details
ST66NE
3/10004
19.06.75
COMPTON DANDO
CHEWTON ROAD, Chewton Keynsham
(South East Side)
Folly approx. 15m to west of Chewton Place
(Formerly Listed as: CHEWTON ROAD (South East Side)
Folly to west of Chewton Place)
GV
II
Folly tower. Late C18. Tall tapering square obelisk of coursed limestone rubble. Pointed-arched openings to east and west sides, producing walk-through passage at ground floor level; diagonal buttresses with set-offs; small pointed-arched openings on each face and pyramidal cap. Carved owl to keystone on arched opening.
Historical Note: known locally as the Owl Tower.
Prior to a boundary change these structures were in the Keynsham Area list. The entries in the 5th list for the District of Keynsham have been removed by virtue of the 7th amendment.
Listing NGR: ST6560266948
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 459721
- 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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