Former Riding School of Syon Park
FORMER RIDING SCHOOL OF SYON PARK, PARK ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260656
- Date first listed:
- 23-Nov-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Former Riding School of Syon Park
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER RIDING SCHOOL OF SYON PARK, PARK ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260656
- Date first listed:
- 23-Nov-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Former Riding School of Syon Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER RIDING SCHOOL OF SYON PARK, PARK 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:
- FORMER RIDING SCHOOL OF SYON PARK, PARK ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Hounslow (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 17168 76761
Details
The following building shall be added:
SYON PARK PARK ROAD TQ 1776 787-/33/10007 Former riding school of Syon Park II
Riding School, now garden centre. c1819-1826. Built for Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland (1785-1847), who succeeded in 1817. Brick. Roof of slate. The west elevation of nine-window range, above a bare ground-floor plinth. Each bay articulated by broad pilasters in contrasting brick and with a Diocletian window; blocked round-arched window in north gable end. Tudor effect to parapet coping. East elevation largely obscured by a C20 shed; faced in yellow brick and having no pilasters; battlemented section to the centre. The most noteworthy feature is found on the side, a 28-bay iron roof of composite truss construction. Although it is difficult to arrive at a precise date for this structure, its tentative design suggests one early in the history of iron construction. It can be attributed with a degree of certainty either to Charles Fowler, an advocate of all-iron roofs who was active at Syon later on, or to Thomas Cundy I, who recased Syon House in Bath stone in the early 1820s. The school reflects the late C18/early C19 revival of tightly controlled dressage and forms a group with the near contemporary stable block (q.v.). Alterations at the time of conversion to a garden centre, c1967, have obscured the north end where it joins the stable block; the floor is believed to date to the early C20, when the riding school was used as a war hospital.
Listing NGR: TQ1716876761
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 440118
- 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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