Barn Complex and Waterwheel Abutting East Side of Dutch Garden
BARN COMPLEX AND WATERWHEEL ABUTTING EAST SIDE OF DUTCH GARDEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1308064
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Barn Complex and Waterwheel Abutting East Side of Dutch Garden
- Statutory Address:
- BARN COMPLEX AND WATERWHEEL ABUTTING EAST SIDE OF DUTCH GARDEN
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1308064
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Barn Complex and Waterwheel Abutting East Side of Dutch Garden
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARN COMPLEX AND WATERWHEEL ABUTTING EAST SIDE OF DUTCH GARDEN
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:
- BARN COMPLEX AND WATERWHEEL ABUTTING EAST SIDE OF DUTCH GARDEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Cheddon Fitzpaine
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 24257 28703
Details
ST22NW CHEDDON FITZPAINE CP HESTERCOMBE
5/51 Barn complex and waterwheel abutting East side of Dutch garden at Hestercombe
GV II
Barn complex including pumping house and waterwheel. Circa 1904-9 altered mid C20. By Edwin Lutyens for the Hon EWB Portman. Local slate ragstone laid in courses where visible from gardens (qv) of Hestercombe House (qv), otherwise random rubble, pantiled barn rest double Roman tiles. Plan: barn lying North-South set in to hillside at North end, West front forming boundary of Dutch garden, waterwheel on North East front, West wing, additional buildings not of special interest, included due to alteration. North gable end, single story plank door with divided leaded -light above, abutting wall of Dutch garden swept up to West. South front: 2 storey, sepaental headed 4-light mullioned and transomed leaded windows with wmoirs, wooden lintel to altered opening below, West wing altered. Overshot cast iron waterwheel, in poor condtion at tine of survey (April 1984) in North East corner. Interior not seen. This building probably included the machinery for feeding the water gardens from the higher pond about 10 metres to the North.
Listing NGR: ST2425728703
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 270559
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 37 Somerset,
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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