Sundial Walls and Steps in Front of Fowey Hall

SUNDIAL WALLS AND STEPS IN FRONT OF FOWEY HALL, HANSON DRIVE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1323710
Date first listed:
27-Apr-1998
List Entry Name:
Sundial Walls and Steps in Front of Fowey Hall
Statutory Address:
SUNDIAL WALLS AND STEPS IN FRONT OF FOWEY HALL, HANSON DRIVE
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1323710
Date first listed:
27-Apr-1998
List Entry Name:
Sundial Walls and Steps in Front of Fowey Hall
Statutory Address 1:
SUNDIAL WALLS AND STEPS IN FRONT OF FOWEY HALL, HANSON DRIVE

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
SUNDIAL WALLS AND STEPS IN FRONT OF FOWEY HALL, HANSON DRIVE

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

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Fowey
National Grid Reference:
SX1215751581

Details

SX 15 SW FOWEY TOWN HANSON DRIVE
Fowey
868-0/2/10065 Sundial, Walls and Steps
in front of Fowey Hall

GV II

Sundial, walls and steps down from terrace in front of country house. 1898 for Sir George Hanson. Granite ashlar, vermiculated below chamfered string course of central part. Circular-on-plan wall surrounding circular central sundial, semi-circular-on-plan steps on either side down to central landing, the steps flanked by low balustrade plinth with squat square-on-plan terminal piers surmounted by ball finials.
All the walls have cyma-moulded copings. The sundial has a tapered shaft with cavetto twist up to knecking surmounted by bowl with egg enrichment to moulded cornice. Included for group value.


Listing NGR: SX1215751581

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
469235
Legacy System:
LBS

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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