Gates and Gate Piers and Walls to the South of Wootton Hall With Wootton Bridge
GATES AND GATE PIERS AND WALLS TO THE SOUTH OF WOOTTON HALL WITH WOOTTON BRIDGE, STRATFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382252
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Gates and Gate Piers and Walls to the South of Wootton Hall With Wootton Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- GATES AND GATE PIERS AND WALLS TO THE SOUTH OF WOOTTON HALL WITH WOOTTON BRIDGE, STRATFORD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382252
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 28-Oct-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Gates and Gate Piers and Walls to the South of Wootton Hall With Wootton Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATES AND GATE PIERS AND WALLS TO THE SOUTH OF WOOTTON HALL WITH WOOTTON BRIDGE, STRATFORD ROAD
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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:
- GATES AND GATE PIERS AND WALLS TO THE SOUTH OF WOOTTON HALL WITH WOOTTON BRIDGE, STRATFORD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wootton Wawen
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 15469 63169
Details
WOOTTON WAWEN
SP16SE STRATFORD ROAD
1457-1/5/179 (North side)
05/04/67 Gates, gate piers and walls to
south of Wootton Hall, with Wootton
Bridge
(Formerly Listed as:
WOOTTON WAWEN
Main gateway at Wootton Hall)
GV II
Gates, gate piers, adjoining low parapet wall to west for
approx. 6m and to east along Stratford Road for approx. 125m,
and then forming balustrade to Wootton Bridge for approx. 24m,
and bridge. Gates c1906, otherwise c1690 with insertion of
milestone on bridge in 1806; restorations to balustrade
including those of c1906 for Capewell Hughes and late C20.
Cast-iron gates, otherwise lias stone ashlar piers and
balustrade with replacement cement balusters and reddish-brown
brick bridge.
Double gates incorporating piers surmounted by lamps and
pedestrian gates have bars embellished with panels of
scrollwork, and scrolled cresting. Main gate piers have
rusticated shafts and entablature, that to left surmounted by
ball finial.
Balustrade curves towards piers and has moulded plinth
surmounted by bulbous balusters and shaped copings,
interrupted at intervals by piers with moulded base and
cornice. The balustrade continues to bridge incorporating, to
north side, a milestone inscribed `To / London / 100 Miles /
Stratford on Avon 6 / Henley in Arden 2 / Birmingham 8 /
1806'; and to south side a pier inscribed `The / Stone Parapet
/ of this Bridge / was erected by / G H Capewell Hughes Esq JP
/ Wootton Hall / 1906'.
Bridge has 3 round arches with ashlar keystones and cutwaters.
The piers and balustrade are shown on a watercolour for
Capewell Hughes showing the park in the mid-C18.
All the listed items on the Wootton Hall Estate (Wootton Park)
form a group.
Listing NGR: SP1546963169
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 482618
- 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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