Rodborough Fort
RODBOROUGH FORT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1305531
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Rodborough Fort
- Statutory Address:
- RODBOROUGH FORT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1305531
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Rodborough Fort
- Statutory Address 1:
- RODBOROUGH FORT
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:
- RODBOROUGH FORT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Rodborough
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 84897 04075
Details
SO 80 SW RODBOROUGH
4/89 Rodborough Fort
GV II
Detached house. Mostly 1870; extensive mid C20 restoration. Random rock-faced rubble limestone; artificial stone; ashlar dressings. Two-storey with 4-storey tower on south west side; 2 rear wings. Two sets of curtain walls with various outbuildings to south west and north east (q.v.). South west: asymmetrical with central tower having Tudor arched doorway with hoodmould and double plank doors; chamfered cross window to each tower storey on each tower face, all with hoodmoulds. Continuous dripmoulds to tower and main block; upper part of tower rendered with machicolated and crenellated parapet; circular stair turret at east corner of tower projects above crenellated parapet. Cross windows to main block left of tower, narrow transomed windows to right with iron casements. Crenellated parapet as to tower. North west: symmetrical front, 3 window fenestration, central being canted 2- storey bay. Flanking cross windows: continuous dripmoulds and crenellated parapet. Small circular turret projects at upper level of north corner. North east: largely rebuilt in mid C20 with artificial stone. Three window fenestration all C20 cross-windows; crenellated parapet. South east: two asymmetrical wings, left with hipped roof set behind parapet of south west elevation; right wing is end of north east facing range. Part of curtain wall adjoins at corner to left (q.v). Interior not inspected. Originally built as a folly for Captain Hawker in 1761, enlarged with the construction of house in 1870 for Alexander Holcombe. Stands on lofty eminence above Stroud town and a very important landscape feature. (N.M. Herbert, 'Rodborough' in V.C.H. Glos. xi, 1976, pp 218-234; and B. Jones, Follies and Grottoes, 1974)
Listing NGR: SO8489704075
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 131964
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Gloucester, (1976)
Jones, B, Follies and Grottoes, (1974)
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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