Terraces, retaining walls and steps to west, south and east of Homme Castle Farm

Homme Castle Farm, Shelsley Walsh, Worcester, WR6 6RR

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1349297
Date first listed:: 21-Sep-1984
List Entry Name:: Terraces, retaining walls and steps to west, south and east of Homme Castle Farm
Statutory Address:: Homme Castle Farm, Shelsley Walsh, Worcester, WR6 6RR

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1349297
Date first listed:: 21-Sep-1984
List Entry Name:: Terraces, retaining walls and steps to west, south and east of Homme Castle Farm
Statutory Address 1:: Homme Castle Farm, Shelsley Walsh, Worcester, WR6 6RR

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: Homme Castle Farm, Shelsley Walsh, Worcester, WR6 6RR

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

County:: Worcestershire
District:: Malvern Hills (District Authority)
Parish:: Clifton upon Teme
National Grid Reference:: SO 73458 61769

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 10/09/2020

SO 76 SW 2/5

SHELSLEY WALSH HOMME CASTLE FARM Terraces, retaining walls and steps to west, south and east of Homme Castle Farm

(Formerly listed as Terraces, retaining walls and steps to west, south and east of Hamcastle Farmhouse, CLIFTON UPON TEME) GV II Terraces with retaining walls. Probably C17 in origin, remodelled mid C19. Rubble with brick repairs and buttresses. South wall about 65 metres long and impressively high with secondary terrace below (also included); returned 40 metres to west in rubble with a rebuilt pyramidally roofed pavilion (also included) at the midpoint; returned about 35 metres to east in brick with secondary terrace and a large T-plan flight of steps (also included) down to lawn at the north end.

The farmhouse (not included) was rebuilt after a fire in 1887. The motte and bailey castle about 200 metres to the north is a scheduled ancient monument

Listing NGR: SO7345861769

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Legacy System number:: 151538
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

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Doubleday, AH, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Worcester, (1924), 246-7

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.