Summer House and Garden Walls to N.e. of Rosteague House

SUMMER HOUSE AND GARDEN WALLS TO N.E. OF ROSTEAGUE HOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1328951
Date first listed:
25-Jun-1985
List Entry Name:
Summer House and Garden Walls to N.e. of Rosteague House
Statutory Address:
SUMMER HOUSE AND GARDEN WALLS TO N.E. OF ROSTEAGUE HOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1328951
Date first listed:
25-Jun-1985
List Entry Name:
Summer House and Garden Walls to N.e. of Rosteague House
Statutory Address 1:
SUMMER HOUSE AND GARDEN WALLS TO N.E. OF ROSTEAGUE HOUSE

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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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
SUMMER HOUSE AND GARDEN WALLS TO N.E. OF ROSTEAGUE HOUSE

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

District:
Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Gerrans
National Grid Reference:
SW 87397 33571

Details

SW 83 SE GERRANS

5/15 Summer house and garden walls to - N.E. of Rosteague house

GV II

Summer house and adjoining garden walls. Circa mid-late C19, walls earlier. Nearly conical Somerset reed thatch over wheat reed original roof to summer house and cob and slatestone rubble garden walls with slate copings. Summer house is in north-east corner of walled formal rectangular garden attached to Rosteague house to south-east. Front of summer house facing south east is open and supported on rustic tree trunks with original thatch arched between tree trunk posts. Interior has original rustic roof structure, beach pebble patterned floor and wall covering of shells arranged in small squares with floral pattern to each. To centre of wall is reused C17 Baroque carving of Abraham and Isaac with goat. Upper part of terraced geometric box garden, known as The French Garden is thought to be C16 or C17 in origin.

Listing NGR: SW8739733571

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
62980
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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