GATEPIERS AND WALLS TO NORTH AND WEST OF LEIGH HOUSE

GATEPIERS AND WALLS TO NORTH AND WEST OF LEIGH HOUSE, LEIGH ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1261950
Date first listed:: 23-Aug-1974
List Entry Name:: GATEPIERS AND WALLS TO NORTH AND WEST OF LEIGH HOUSE
Statutory Address:: GATEPIERS AND WALLS TO NORTH AND WEST OF LEIGH HOUSE, LEIGH ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1261950
Date first listed:: 23-Aug-1974
List Entry Name:: GATEPIERS AND WALLS TO NORTH AND WEST OF LEIGH HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: GATEPIERS AND WALLS TO NORTH AND WEST OF LEIGH HOUSE, LEIGH ROAD

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

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:: GATEPIERS AND WALLS TO NORTH AND WEST OF LEIGH HOUSE, LEIGH ROAD

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

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Bradford-on-Avon
National Grid Reference:: ST8308761941

Details

1. LEIGH ROAD 5411 (West Side)

Gatepiers and walls to North and West of Leigh House ST 8261 3/133A ST 8361 3/133A

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2. 2 gatepiers at north entrance to grounds at Leigh House. Probably early/mid C19. Ashlar. Approximately 12ft high (set wide apart) of plain rusticated blocks supporting and entablature with semi-circular lunettes to tops. Moulded plinths. To these piers are joined walls, also of ashlar with coping, which continue to east and west around the grounds. The wall to east (approximately 10ft high) runs for a short distance only. The wall to west (approximately 3ft rising to 8ft) continues for some distance along the road before it turns to the south. at this same corner a further wall of rubble runs towards the house. At the end nearest to the house this wall is ashlar-faced (approximately 8 to 10 ft high) and has plain pilasters and coping.

Leigh House forms a group with walls and gatepiers to north and west.

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SCHEDULE 2

The group value note appearing against the entry for Leigh House, Leigh Road. shall be deleted.

------------------------------------------- 1. LEIGH ROAD 5411 (West Side)

Gatepiers and walls to North and West of Leigh House ST 8261 3/133A ST 8361 3/133A

II GV

2. 2 gatepiers at north entrance to grounds at Leigh House. Probably early/mid C19. Ashlar. Approximately 12 ft high (set wide apart). Of plain rusticated blocks supporting an entablature with semi-circular lunettes to tops. Moulded plinths. To these piers are joined walls, also of ashlar with coping, which continue to east and west around the grounds. The wall to east (approximately 10ft high) runs for a short distance only. The wall to west (approximately 3ft rising to 8ft) continues for some distance along the road before it turns to the south. At this same corner a further wall, of rubble, runs towards the house. At the end nearest to the house this rubble wall is ashlar-faced (approximately 8 to 10 ft high) and has plain pilasters and coping.

Leigh House forms a group with walls and gatepiers to north and west.

Listing NGR: ST8308761941

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Legacy System number:: 436262
Legacy System:: LBS

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