Garden Wall and Attached Summerhouse in the Grounds of the Rectory
GARDEN WALL AND ATTACHED SUMMERHOUSE IN THE GROUNDS OF THE RECTORY, 81, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380162
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Wall and Attached Summerhouse in the Grounds of the Rectory
- Statutory Address:
- GARDEN WALL AND ATTACHED SUMMERHOUSE IN THE GROUNDS OF THE RECTORY, 81, HIGH STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380162
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Wall and Attached Summerhouse in the Grounds of the Rectory
- Statutory Address 1:
- GARDEN WALL AND ATTACHED SUMMERHOUSE IN THE GROUNDS OF THE RECTORY, 81, 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:
- GARDEN WALL AND ATTACHED SUMMERHOUSE IN THE GROUNDS OF THE RECTORY, 81, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Newport Pagnell
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 87541 43816
Details
NEWPORT PAGNELL
SP 8743 HIGH STREET
645/1/10026 No.81
09-MAR-00 Garden wall and attached summerhouse
in the grounds of The Rectory
GV II
Garden wall and attached summer house. Wall C17; summerhouse circa 1700 for Mr Christie. Wall of dark red brick, approx 16 courses high and 15 metres in length, with a shaped stone coping and a swept curve later incorporated into the summer house side wall. Summer house of red brick in Flemish bond with blue headers under plain tile roof with lead hips. The building is square on plan, raised on a shallow brick arch. Entrance by four steps on the E side; sash windows (now boarded over). Pyramidal roof with exposed shaped rafter ends on timber wall plates, and with a metal decorative terminal. Interior not inspected. History: Built probably before 1703 by Mr Christie, then incorporated in the extensive gardens of his property, the Old Vicarage (now no. 79, Old Chantry House (qv)). A will of 1703 describes, " ... and also a very neat Kitchen and Pleasure garden, laid out in a tasteful Manner, walled around and planted with the choicest Fruit Trees, Evergreens and shrubs and other ornamental Trees and flowers, with a complete raised Brick Summer house, and chimney thereon, neatly sashed and fitted up, and a Temple of Ease in the said Garden, the whole containing 2r 20p." The summer house is said to have been used at one time as a smoke house.
Listing NGR: SP8754143816
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 479686
- 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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