Retaining Walls, Piers, Balustrading, Urns and Figures to Garden of Orchardlea House
RETAINING WALLS, PIERS, BALUSTRADING, URNS AND FIGURES TO GARDEN OF ORCHARDLEA HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1345348
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Retaining Walls, Piers, Balustrading, Urns and Figures to Garden of Orchardlea House
- Statutory Address:
- RETAINING WALLS, PIERS, BALUSTRADING, URNS AND FIGURES TO GARDEN OF ORCHARDLEA HOUSE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1345348
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Retaining Walls, Piers, Balustrading, Urns and Figures to Garden of Orchardlea House
- Statutory Address 1:
- RETAINING WALLS, PIERS, BALUSTRADING, URNS AND FIGURES TO GARDEN OF ORCHARDLEA 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:
- RETAINING WALLS, PIERS, BALUSTRADING, URNS AND FIGURES TO GARDEN OF ORCHARDLEA HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Lullington
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 77695 51241
Details
ST75SE LULLINGTON CP ORCHARDLEA PARK
4/194 Retaining walls, piers, balustrading, urns and figures to garden of Orchardlea House
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GV II
Retaining walls, piers, balustrading, urns, and figures. Mid C19. Central flight of 9 dressed stone steps with a low ashlar wall to each side terminating in scalloped and chamfered piers, the higher piers carrying stone figures of cherubs. Coursed and squared rubble retaining wall extending 60 metres to East and 60 metres to west of steps, East side with 3 further similar piers, carrying classical urns. Further similar walling extending 15 metres north of each end and 30 metres north of west end. Lower terrace bounded by a rubble retaining wall extending 90 metres in an unbroken run, parapet with 80 decorative stone strapwork panels in 3 different repeating styles; centre section breaks forward. This terrace with 2 symmetrically placed raised flower beds in moulded stone surrounds. Believed laid out by a Mr. Page, landscaper. Exhibited R. A. 1858 (Cuzners Handbook of Frome Selwood, 1867).
Listing NGR: ST7769551241
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 267140
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Cuzner, , Handbook of Frome Selwood, (1867)
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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