North Boundary Wall and Gateways to the Manor House

NORTH BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEWAYS TO THE MANOR HOUSE, GREAT STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1260694
Date first listed:
27-Oct-1987
List Entry Name:
North Boundary Wall and Gateways to the Manor House
Statutory Address:
NORTH BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEWAYS TO THE MANOR HOUSE, GREAT STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1260694
Date first listed:
27-Oct-1987
List Entry Name:
North Boundary Wall and Gateways to the Manor House
Statutory Address 1:
NORTH BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEWAYS TO THE MANOR HOUSE, GREAT STREET

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
NORTH BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEWAYS TO THE MANOR HOUSE, GREAT STREET

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

District:
Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Norton sub Hamdon
National Grid Reference:
ST4680015937

Details

ST4615 NORTON SUB HAMDON CP GREAT STREET (South side)
9/215 North boundary wall and gateways
to The Manor House
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GV II
Boundary wall and gateways. C18 and C19. Ham stone ashlar. Walls have plain thin copings, varying heights with curved
sweeps at changes in level; gateway eastwards of house has square piers with plinths, frieze bands, and plain
bell-hipped tops, and pair C20 wrot-iron gates; gateway opposite door in north elevation of west wing to the Manor
House (q.v) has square rusticated piers with cornice caps and stepped pyramid caps, and C20 timber gate; wall attached
to north-east and north-west corners of east wing of house, and adds to its setting as well as being an important
element in the streetscene.


Listing NGR: ST4680015937

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
439995
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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