East patio, with steps and columns, to Montacute House
Montacute House, The Borough, TA15 6XP
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262474
- Date first listed:
- 27-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- East patio, with steps and columns, to Montacute House
- Statutory Address:
- Montacute House, The Borough, TA15 6XP
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262474
- Date first listed:
- 27-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- East patio, with steps and columns, to Montacute House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Montacute House, The Borough, TA15 6XP
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:
- Montacute House, The Borough, TA15 6XP
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Montacute
- National Grid Reference:
- ST4995417162
Details
ST4917
7/128
MONTACUTE CP
THE BOROUGH (north side, off)
East patio, with steps and columns, to Montacute House
GV
II
Patio, steps and decorative columns. C16. The patio consists of an area paved with Keinton stone slabs about 4 metres deep, the depth of projection of the end bays, with six plain steps down to forecourt, with end Ham stone balustrades having plinth, turned stone balusters and moulded coping, terminated with square piers capped by Tuscan stone columns about 5 m. tall: four additional columns on bases equally spaced along the steps: their original function not certain, but they are now used to support electric lanterns.
An original feature of the house, much admired by Thomas Corvate (c1577-1617), who considered St. Marks piazza, Venice its inferior.
(Girouard, M and others, Montacute House, National Trust, 1985).
Listing NGR: ST4995417162
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 434950
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Girouard, M et al, Montacute House, (1985)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 37 Somerset,
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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