Ston Easton Park
STON EASTON PARK, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1345108
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Ston Easton Park
- Statutory Address:
- STON EASTON PARK, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1345108
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Ston Easton Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- STON EASTON PARK, HIGH STREET
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:
- STON EASTON PARK, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ston Easton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 62520 54080
Details
STON EASTON CP HIGH STREET (East side) ST65SW 4/26 Ston Easton Park 21.9.60 GV I
Country House in emparked landscape, now hotel. Circa 1769 for John Hippisley-Coxe; on a C17 foundation of which some fragments survive. Rendered to resemble ashlar, freestone dressings, emphasised rusticated ashlar quoins, continuous dentil cornice across facade, secondary cornices to units, parapets with copings concealing roofs, outer wings with low pyramidal slate roofs, centre block with rococo urns. Plain symmetrical Georgian facade in the style of William Kent; interior in Palladian style after Burlington. Main central unit of 2 storeys and attic storey, 2:3:2 bays, those to each side in shallow projecting wings; 2 storey single bay wing to each side connecting central unit to slightly projecting 2 storey single bay end pavilion. Twelve-pane sash windows in moulded architraves, except shallow 6-pane sash windows to attic storey; majority of openings with cornices set over except on first floor of centre 3 bays and first floor of pavilions segmental and triangular pediments. Door opening to centre, engaged Tuscan Doric portico, rosettes; semi-circular head door opening in rusticated surround, emphasised key, paired half-glazed doors, fanlight with radiating glazing bars. To centre of parapet a garlanded achievement of Hippisley-Coxe arms in relief. Rear elevation in much plainer style. Very richly decorated interior with much ornamental plasterwork, particularly in reception rooms; doors, doorcases, fireplaces, overmantels, kitchen features, ante room to library papered with C18 engravings and a bathroom with octagonal plunge bath on ground floor of east pavilion. (Country Life, March 23, March 30, and April 6, 1945; Robinson W. J., West Country Manors, 1930).
Listing NGR: ST6252054080
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 267984
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Robinson, W J, West Country Manors, (1930)
Country Life in 23 March, (1945)
Country Life in 30 March, (1945)
Country Life in 6 April, (1945)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 37 Somerset,
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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