Forecourt and Terrace Retaining Walls Gates and Gate Piers to East, South and West of Acton Reynald School
FORECOURT AND TERRACE RETAINING WALLS GATES AND GATE PIERS TO EAST, SOUTH AND WEST OF ACTON REYNALD SCHOOL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1366828
- Date first listed:
- 29-Oct-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Forecourt and Terrace Retaining Walls Gates and Gate Piers to East, South and West of Acton Reynald School
- Statutory Address:
- FORECOURT AND TERRACE RETAINING WALLS GATES AND GATE PIERS TO EAST, SOUTH AND WEST OF ACTON REYNALD SCHOOL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1366828
- Date first listed:
- 29-Oct-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Forecourt and Terrace Retaining Walls Gates and Gate Piers to East, South and West of Acton Reynald School
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORECOURT AND TERRACE RETAINING WALLS GATES AND GATE PIERS TO EAST, SOUTH AND WEST OF ACTON REYNALD SCHOOL
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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.
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:
- FORECOURT AND TERRACE RETAINING WALLS GATES AND GATE PIERS TO EAST, SOUTH AND WEST OF ACTON REYNALD SCHOOL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 53502 23197
Details
SJ 5223-5323 SHAWBURY C.P. ACTON REYNALD
17/106 Forecourt and terrace - retaining walls, gates and gate piers to east, south and west of Acton Reynald School
GV II
Forecourt retaining walls, gates and gate piers and terrace retaining walls. Circa 1840. Grey sandstone ashlar. U-plan, approximately 420 metres long. Battered base, chamfered string course, and chamfered coping, ramped up slope and stepped up to piers. Pair of chamfered- rusticated square corner piers to south with moulded caps and large vase finials with carved fruit drops. Gateways positioned axially to east, south and west consisting of octagonal gate piers with tall deeply- recessed panels, moulded caps and carved finials. Pairs of wrought- iron gates with dog bars and dog rails, scrolled panels and scrolled cresting. Entrance to forecourt adjoining stable block (q.v.) to north consisting of 2 square gate piers with moulded bases, raised and fielded panels, moulded cornice and ovoid finials. 2 boarded gates. North- east corner pier with globe finial. Low terrace retaining walls immediately to south and east of house (Acton Reynald School q.v.) and short separate section to west. Plain coping, ramped up to corners and to short flight of steps. Large fleurs-de-lys ornaments flanking tops of steps to south and on coping to east.
Listing NGR: SJ5350223197
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 260101
- 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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