Gatehouse to Charlecote Park
GATEHOUSE TO CHARLECOTE PARK, CHARLECOTE PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1381800
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Gatehouse to Charlecote Park
- Statutory Address:
- GATEHOUSE TO CHARLECOTE PARK, CHARLECOTE PARK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1381800
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Gatehouse to Charlecote Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATEHOUSE TO CHARLECOTE PARK, CHARLECOTE PARK
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:
- GATEHOUSE TO CHARLECOTE PARK, CHARLECOTE PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Charlecote
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 25993 56411
Details
CHARLECOTE
SP2556 CHARLECOTE PARK
1901-1/10/23 Gatehouse to Charlecote Park
05/04/67
(Formerly Listed as:
Gatehouse at Charlecote Park House)
GV I
Gatehouse, now museum. c1560. Brick laid to English bond with
limestone ashlar dressings.
EXTERIOR: east facade of 2 storeys; symmetrical 3-window range
plus 3-storey octagonal angle turret to each angle. Drip
courses and parapet with pierced rosette pattern. Round-headed
moulded archway has imposts, keystone with jewelled soffit;
paired wrought-iron gates with overthrow, 1722 by T Parris.
Ground floor has ovolo-mullioned cross-mullioned windows, with
similar windows above flanking bracketed canted oriel with
1:3:1-light transomed window over painted relief arms of Lucy
impaling Spencer in wreath and strapwork frame; each turret
has 2-light windows, top entablature and ogival cupola with
ball finial and weather-vane; that to left with 1824 clock
faces. All windows with leaded glazing, most with crown glass.
Rear similar, but drip course raised over arch with fluted
key; 3-light mullioned and transomed windows flanking entrance
and similar windows above, flanking 2 cross-mullion windows
and central bracketed stone panel.
North and south ends have cross-mullioned windows; 2-light
stair window to south.
INTERIOR: passage has 2 bays of rib vaulting with large
pendant bosses; each side has impost course and cornice over
elliptical-headed entrance with studded door and flanking
shell-head alcoves. To north a timber-framed partition and
dogleg stair; south side has room with moulded Tudor-arched
corner fireplace with cornice and Tudor-arched corner doorway.
Museum to first floor has similar fireplace and doorway and
doorways to turret rooms, panelled and battened doors;
north-west room has round-headed timber doorway with C17
panelled door and fireplace with traces of paint.
The gatehouse is a well preserved item. Property of the
National Trust.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N & Wedgwood A:
Warwickshire: Harmondsworth: 1966-: 227; The National Trust:
Charlecote Park: guidebook: 1991-: 6-8).
Listing NGR: SP2599256412
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 482164
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Charlecote Park, (1991), 6-8
Pevsner, N, Wedgwood, A, The Buildings of England: Warwickshire, (1966), 227
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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