Entrance Gate and Flanking Walls Forming Mock Fortifications to East of Prideaux Place
ENTRANCE GATE AND FLANKING WALLS FORMING MOCK FORTIFICATIONS TO EAST OF PRIDEAUX PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1289743
- Date first listed:
- 24-Apr-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Gate and Flanking Walls Forming Mock Fortifications to East of Prideaux Place
- Statutory Address:
- ENTRANCE GATE AND FLANKING WALLS FORMING MOCK FORTIFICATIONS TO EAST OF PRIDEAUX PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1289743
- Date first listed:
- 24-Apr-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 20-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Gate and Flanking Walls Forming Mock Fortifications to East of Prideaux Place
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENTRANCE GATE AND FLANKING WALLS FORMING MOCK FORTIFICATIONS TO EAST OF PRIDEAUX PLACE
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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:
- ENTRANCE GATE AND FLANKING WALLS FORMING MOCK FORTIFICATIONS TO EAST OF PRIDEAUX PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Padstow
- National Grid Reference:
- SW9140875578
Details
PADSTOW PRIDEAUX PLACE, Padstow
SW 9075-9175
8/121 Entrance gate and flanking walls
24.4.53 forming mock fortications to east
of Prideaux Place (formerly listed
as Entrance Gate)
GV I
Entrance gate and flanking walls forming mock fortifications to east of Prideaux
Place (qv). Probably added either by Edmund Prideaux in 1728-45 or by his son
Humphrey before 1758 when they are illustrated in a print by Borlase.
Slate stone rubble with moulded plinth and Catacleuse stone arch to entrance. The
piers are square on plan forming crenellated turrets and the flanking walls continue
along the east side of the garden to Prideaux Place.
2 square crenellated turrets with moulded plinths, each with 3 narrow slits, flank a
stone rubble crenellated wall which is set back and has a reset circa late C16
Catacleuse stone 4-centred arch with moulded jambs terminating in elaborate scroll
stops. The spandrels are carved and the hood mould is moulded.
The walls to north and south are crenellated and were extended in front of the north
wing probably in the early C19. They were further extended to form a crenellated
screen to the stable yard (qv Footbridge over lane to estate yard and flanking walls
forming north end of mock fortifications to north east of Prideaux Place).
A drawing of the front of Prideaux Place by Edmund Prideaux illustrates the house
prior to the alterations of the gables of the north east and south east wings and
includes the temple (qv) but does not show the mock fortifications. However,the
Borlase print of 1758 shows the existing entrance and flanking walls which on the
north, extend from the north east corner of the house to the front.
Kelly, Francis. HBMC report Prideaux Place, Padstow, Cornwall.
Cornforth, J. 'Prideaux Place, Cornwall - II' Country Life February 8 1962
Listing NGR: SW9140875578
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 396525
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 8 February, (1962)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 8 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly,
Kelly, Francis , Prideaux Place Padstow Cornwall, Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Report,
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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