Garden Structures Including Terraces, Summer House, Tool House, Gates and Gatepiers, Sundial and Statuary Furniture to Front Garden to Tapeley Park House
GARDEN STRUCTURES INCLUDING TERRACES, SUMMER HOUSE, TOOL HOUSE, GATES AND GATEPIERS, SUNDIAL AND STATUARY FURNITURE TO FRONT GARDEN TO TAPELEY PARK HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325334
- Date first listed:
- 29-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Structures Including Terraces, Summer House, Tool House, Gates and Gatepiers, Sundial and Statuary Furniture to Front Garden to Tapeley Park House
- Statutory Address:
- GARDEN STRUCTURES INCLUDING TERRACES, SUMMER HOUSE, TOOL HOUSE, GATES AND GATEPIERS, SUNDIAL AND STATUARY FURNITURE TO FRONT GARDEN TO TAPELEY PARK HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325334
- Date first listed:
- 29-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Structures Including Terraces, Summer House, Tool House, Gates and Gatepiers, Sundial and Statuary Furniture to Front Garden to Tapeley Park House
- Statutory Address 1:
- GARDEN STRUCTURES INCLUDING TERRACES, SUMMER HOUSE, TOOL HOUSE, GATES AND GATEPIERS, SUNDIAL AND STATUARY FURNITURE TO FRONT GARDEN TO TAPELEY PARK HOUSE
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:
- GARDEN STRUCTURES INCLUDING TERRACES, SUMMER HOUSE, TOOL HOUSE, GATES AND GATEPIERS, SUNDIAL AND STATUARY FURNITURE TO FRONT GARDEN TO TAPELEY PARK HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Westleigh
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 47790 28989
Details
WESTLEIGH TAPELEY PARK SS 42 NE 3/117 Garden structures including terraces, summer house, tool house, gates and gatepiers, sundial and statuary furniture to front garden to Tapeley Park House GV II Garden structures including terraces, summer house, tool house, gates and gatepiers, sundial and statuary furniture. Early C20, forming part of John Belcher's scheme for re-design of house and garden. 3 terraces. Stone rubble with brick coping and projecting buttresses at intervals with moulded stone coping and at the centre of each terrace a flight of brick steps with stone flank walls with moulded coping. Summer house on west side including steps and piers. Summer house, stone rubble with scantle slate ogee hipped roof with ball finial and projecting timber modillion eaves. Small rectangular building with tripartite open front and central arch supported on columns with moulded capitals. In front, flight of steps with flanking walls surmounted by oriental mythical beasts. Tall monolithic granite columns in front with dragons entwined around the columns. Gatepiers and gates to south side. Gatepiers of stone rubble. Square section, surmounted by ball finials. Wrought iron gates with ornate cresting with leaves and scrolls. Sundial to centre of lower terrace by J Bird of London. Spiral fluted baluster with Corinthian capital, bronze sundial on top. Tool shed on upper terrace, east side, of brick and stone rubble and patterned slate roof. Dutch gable with niches containing busts. Stone arched gateways to north and east sides.
Listing NGR: SS4779028989
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98841
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 11 Devon,
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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