Walls to walled gardens south-east of Balls Park Mansion
Walls to walled gardens south-east of Balls Park Mansion, Balls Park
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1269020
- Date first listed:
- 12-Apr-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Walls to walled gardens south-east of Balls Park Mansion
- Statutory Address:
- Walls to walled gardens south-east of Balls Park Mansion, Balls Park
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1269020
- Date first listed:
- 12-Apr-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Walls to walled gardens south-east of Balls Park Mansion
- Statutory Address 1:
- Walls to walled gardens south-east of Balls Park Mansion, Balls Park
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:
- Walls to walled gardens south-east of Balls Park Mansion, Balls Park
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hertford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL3363911904
Details
TL3311NE
817-1/9/263
HERTFORD
BALLS PARK
Walls to walled gardens south-east of Balls Park Mansion
(Formerly Listed as: Kitchen Garden Walls, Balls Park)
12/04/73
GV
II
Two walled gardens, previously listed as kitchen garden walls. Early C18, with C19 and C20 alterations and repairs. Red brick laid to Flemish bond, with Portland stone copings and finials to piers.
Two square enclosures. Piers have moulded stone copings with ogee caps and ball finials, with pair of wrought-iron C19 scrollwork gates in west wall of south garden; C19 section of lowered wall in centre of north side of north garden with ramped brick coping, brick piers with stone caps and carved urns on pedestals, and timber battened gatesith carved scroll tops. C18 gardener's cottage (qv) straddles north east run of east wall of north garden.
South garden has arched openings with stone impost blocks, double header red brick arches, and stone keyblocks inscribed 'Nan's Garden'. Battened oak doors with wrought-iron strap hinges, with timber pergolas supported on brick piers with stone caps inside each doorway.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the gardens at Balls Park were restored at the turn of the century by Sir George Faudel-Phillips who acquired the property in 1901, but had leased it since the 1880s.
Listing NGR: TL3363911904
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 461224
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in Country Life, (1912), 578-587
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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