SUMMERHOUSE AND GARDEN WALLS TO GARDEN EAST OF IVY HOUSE

SUMMERHOUSE AND GARDEN WALLS TO GARDEN EAST OF IVY HOUSE, PRIORY STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1283661
Date first listed:: 01-Aug-1986
List Entry Name:: SUMMERHOUSE AND GARDEN WALLS TO GARDEN EAST OF IVY HOUSE
Statutory Address:: SUMMERHOUSE AND GARDEN WALLS TO GARDEN EAST OF IVY HOUSE, PRIORY STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1283661
Date first listed:: 01-Aug-1986
List Entry Name:: SUMMERHOUSE AND GARDEN WALLS TO GARDEN EAST OF IVY HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: SUMMERHOUSE AND GARDEN WALLS TO GARDEN EAST OF IVY HOUSE, PRIORY STREET

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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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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: SUMMERHOUSE AND GARDEN WALLS TO GARDEN EAST OF IVY HOUSE, PRIORY STREET

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

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Corsham
National Grid Reference:: ST 87266 70658

Details

CORSHAM PRIORY STREET ST 87 70 (north side) 5/345 Summerhouse and garden walls to garden east of Ivy House GV II

Summerhouse and enclosing walls, early C18. Summerhouse in north- east angle diagonally set, ashlar fronted with stone tiled pyramid roof and urn finial. Half glazed door in segmental-headed raised bead-moulded frame with keystone and cornice strip over. Coved eaves cornice. Each side of door, ashlar coped wall splayed out to line of garden walls with moulded coping and shell-headed niches. Similar doorway to rear in rubble stone wall with flush quoins. Interior with fielded panelling. Wall to south is listed with the The Coach House (q.v.). Wall running east is coped with 2 brick piers, length returning south behind Nos 71-5 High Street has shell-headed ashlar niche at left end, and central summerhouse or privy with moulded flush doorway under broad ashlar ornamental pediment with curved top and concave-curved shoulders. Lean-to hipped-roofed room behind with ovolo-moulded blocked east light. Wall continues south and returns east to rear of No 71 High Street. From south wall of No 71 low curved late C19 wall behind Mayo Fountain (q.v.) formerly with iron railing links to south garden wall, coping ramped up to higher section and ramped down adjoining house south-east angle, short length of stone balustrade with piers and carved scroll against house wall.

Listing NGR: ST8726670658

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 315373
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.