Outbuildings, Garden Walls and Enclosing Wall and Balustrade to Stedcombe House

OUTBUILDINGS, GARDEN WALLS AND ENCLOSING WALL AND BALUSTRADE TO STEDCOMBE HOUSE, MUSBURY ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1333511
Date first listed:
19-Oct-1984
List Entry Name:
Outbuildings, Garden Walls and Enclosing Wall and Balustrade to Stedcombe House
Statutory Address:
OUTBUILDINGS, GARDEN WALLS AND ENCLOSING WALL AND BALUSTRADE TO STEDCOMBE HOUSE, MUSBURY ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1333511
Date first listed:
19-Oct-1984
Date of most recent amendment:
06-Aug-1992
List Entry Name:
Outbuildings, Garden Walls and Enclosing Wall and Balustrade to Stedcombe House
Statutory Address 1:
OUTBUILDINGS, GARDEN WALLS AND ENCLOSING WALL AND BALUSTRADE TO STEDCOMBE HOUSE, MUSBURY ROAD

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

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
OUTBUILDINGS, GARDEN WALLS AND ENCLOSING WALL AND BALUSTRADE TO STEDCOMBE HOUSE, MUSBURY ROAD

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

County:
Devon
District:
East Devon (District Authority)
Parish:
Axmouth
National Grid Reference:
SY 26383 91954

Details

In the entry for

SY 29 SE AXMOUTH MUSBURY ROAD

14/629 Garden walls immediately south of Stedcombe House

II*(Star) the entry shall be amended to read:

SY 29 SE AXMOUTH MUSBURY ROAD 14/629 Outbuildings, garden walls and enclosing wall and balustrade to Stedcombe House GV II* (Star)

Outbuildings, former stableyard. 1690s, partly rebuilt in early C19. Flemish bond brick; slate lean-to roof to east range and gabled corrugated asbestos roof to south range. L-plan, linked by wall with archway to SE. East range mostly of one storey with rubbed brick arches over doors and windows, the section to north retaining its 2- storey elevation with segmental-arched door and window. South range of 2 storeys with segmental-arched double doorway and windows and inserted late C19 loft door and central double entry. Mid C19 roof to interior. Yard to W enclosed. Garden walls of 1690s of stone- coped Flemish bond brick, with steps and gadrooned urns to enclosure of approx 30 x 35 m to N (to which outbuildings are attached on W side) and lower kitchen garden enclosure of approx 30 x 30 m to S. Gravel paths around house (q.v.) are enclosed by low stone-coped brick walls, heavily restored in 1989, with Portland stone balustrade and flight of steps of W side.

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SY 29 SE AXMOUTH MUSBURY ROAD 14/629 Garden Walls immediately south of Stedcombe House

II*

Garden walls. Circa early-mid C18. Red brick walls in Flemish bond and with stone coping enclosing two rectangular terrace gardens. Immediately in front of the house at the centre a flight of steps to the upper garden with brick piers either side complete with stone cornices and urns. At lower level to south a second walled in enclosure is the kitchen garden.

Listing NGR: SY2641991982

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
87713
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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