Kilve Court
KILVE COURT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1295494
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Kilve Court
- Statutory Address:
- KILVE COURT
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1295494
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Kilve Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- KILVE COURT
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:
- KILVE COURT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kilve
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 14866 42773
Details
ST14SW KILVE CP Kilve Court 5/114
22.5.69
- II
Country house, now education centre. 1782-5, incorporating an earlier dwelling, alterations in 1920s by Clough Williams-Ellis. Blue lias random rubble with brick dressings, originally rendered, hipped slate roof behind parapet with modillion cornice, ribbon string course separates ground and first floor, brick stacks visible on rear elevation. Double pile facing South, earlier "L"-shaped wing on West front, 2-storeys and attic, 5 bays; attic storey 6-pane sash windows, central thermal window, others 12 pane sash windows. Central Venetian window above entrance. All windows have brick surrounds and modillian brackets supporting the sills. Doorcase, Ionic columns carrying open pediment rusticated architrave, leaded fanlight, C20 half glazed double doors. 3 bay return right, one bay left plus 2-storey, 1:3 bay wing of earlier dwelling. Interior: Ionic pilaster screen on internal entrance wall, double doors and classical motif in fanlight above, attributed to Clough Williams-Ellis. Late C18 plasterwork motifs on shallow saucer dome over simple contemporary staircase. West front bedroom contains tiled fireplace surround of 8 x 8 C18 Chinese tiles in ox-blood ink in the manner of Delft depicting Bible scenes. (VCH Somerset, Vol 5 following; Williams-Ellis, Architect Errant, 1971).
Listing NGR: ST1486642773
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 265163
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Dunning, R W, The Victoria History of the County of Somerset, (1985)
Williams-Ellis, C, Architect Errant, (1971)
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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