Summer House and Walls Enclosing Garden on South Front of Chilworthy House
SUMMER HOUSE AND WALLS ENCLOSING GARDEN ON SOUTH FRONT OF CHILWORTHY HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1277951
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Summer House and Walls Enclosing Garden on South Front of Chilworthy House
- Statutory Address:
- SUMMER HOUSE AND WALLS ENCLOSING GARDEN ON SOUTH FRONT OF CHILWORTHY HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1277951
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Summer House and Walls Enclosing Garden on South Front of Chilworthy House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SUMMER HOUSE AND WALLS ENCLOSING GARDEN ON SOUTH FRONT OF CHILWORTHY HOUSE
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:
- SUMMER HOUSE AND WALLS ENCLOSING GARDEN ON SOUTH FRONT OF CHILWORTHY HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Combe St. Nicholas
- National Grid Reference:
- ST3180412271
Details
ST31SW COMBE ST NICHOLAS CP -
6/47 Summer house and walls enclosing
garden on south front of
Chilworthy House
-
GV II
Summer house and garden walls. Circa 1900. Random rubble local stole, quoins, flat Ham stone coping, summer house with
plain clay tile pyramid roof, over-hanging eaves and sprockets. Plan: walls abutting south-east corner of Chilworthy
House (q.v.) and continued east with break to summer house, returned to south with break; south wall of garden formed
from rear wall of stables (the stables themselves not of special interest). Walls on north side about one metre high,
swept up to almost the height on the summer house, circular unglazed opening in ashlar Ham stone surround. Walls swept
up again on east side with obelisk and hit and miss coping largely obscured by vegetation at time of survey (November
1985). Garden side of summer house with low walls flanking square oak piers supporting 3-sided roof of plain clay
tiles.
Listing NGR: ST3180412271
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 429988
- 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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