WALLS SURROUNDING GARDEN TO SOUTH OF WOTTON HOUSE, WITH GARDEN PAVILION AND WALL TO SOUTH WEST

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1311204
Date first listed:: 25-Oct-1951
List Entry Name:: WALLS SURROUNDING GARDEN TO SOUTH OF WOTTON HOUSE, WITH GARDEN PAVILION AND WALL TO SOUTH WEST
Statutory Address:: WALLS SURROUNDING GARDEN TO SOUTH OF WOTTON HOUSE, WITH GARDEN PAVILION AND WALL TO SOUTH WEST

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1311204
Date first listed:: 25-Oct-1951
Date of most recent amendment:: 26-Feb-1985
List Entry Name:: WALLS SURROUNDING GARDEN TO SOUTH OF WOTTON HOUSE, WITH GARDEN PAVILION AND WALL TO SOUTH WEST
Statutory Address 1:: WALLS SURROUNDING GARDEN TO SOUTH OF WOTTON HOUSE, WITH GARDEN PAVILION AND WALL TO SOUTH WEST

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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Corrections and minor amendments

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:: WALLS SURROUNDING GARDEN TO SOUTH OF WOTTON HOUSE, WITH GARDEN PAVILION AND WALL TO SOUTH WEST

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

District:: Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Wotton Underwood
National Grid Reference:: SP 68531 16090

Details

SP 61 NE WOTTON UNDERWOOD WOTTON HOUSE

3/168 Walls surrounding garden to S. of Wotton House, with garden pavilion and wall to S.W. 25.10.51 (formerly listed under Wotton House)

GV II

Walls surrounding a rectangular garden with pavilion at S. end, and wall forming N. side of former kitchen garden. Early C18, altered and repaired C20. Part of a formal garden designed by George London, Royal Gardener. Walls are of red brick with stone coping and some ball finials. Low wall along E. side. W. wall broken by C20 steps. Pavilion heavily restored c.1980. Brick walls, the interior with C20 ornamental plaster panels. Ionic stone piers to front. C20 lead roof in form of a depressed arch, a replica of former roof with slight alterations to proportions. Short flanking walls to stone piers with panelled sides, moulded cornices and carved scrolls to side pilasters and walls. Wall to S.W. has wrought iron gate replacing early C18 gate included in former list but now removed. Illustrated in Country Life 1904 p.126-135

Listing NGR: SP6853116090

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:: 42567
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
'Country Life' in Country Life, (1904), 126-135
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 4 Buckinghamshire,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.