Causeway on Drive to East of Alscot Park and Retaining Walls of Fish Pool
CAUSEWAY ON DRIVE TO EAST OF ALSCOT PARK AND RETAINING WALLS OF FISH POOL, SHIPSTON ROAD (A 3400)
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382656
- Date first listed:
- 27-Apr-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Causeway on Drive to East of Alscot Park and Retaining Walls of Fish Pool
- Statutory Address:
- CAUSEWAY ON DRIVE TO EAST OF ALSCOT PARK AND RETAINING WALLS OF FISH POOL, SHIPSTON ROAD (A 3400)
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382656
- Date first listed:
- 27-Apr-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Causeway on Drive to East of Alscot Park and Retaining Walls of Fish Pool
- Statutory Address 1:
- CAUSEWAY ON DRIVE TO EAST OF ALSCOT PARK AND RETAINING WALLS OF FISH POOL, SHIPSTON ROAD (A 3400)
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:
- CAUSEWAY ON DRIVE TO EAST OF ALSCOT PARK AND RETAINING WALLS OF FISH POOL, SHIPSTON ROAD (A 3400)
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Preston on Stour
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 20922 50544
Details
PRESTON ON STOUR
SP2050 SHIPSTON ROAD (A 3400), Alscot Park
1912-1/11/147 (West side (off))
Causeway on drive to east of Alscot
Park and retaining walls of Fish
Pool
GV II
Causeway with retaining walls to pool to west side. Possibly
c1750 by Thomas Woodward. Ashlar on rock-faced masonry.
Causeway with balustrades runs between 2 pools, the pool to
west with ashlar retaining walls attached to causeway.
West side has segmental-headed central opening and smaller
opening to left in rock-faced retaining wall; roll moulding
above and balustrade with ogee arches between square and
octagonal piers with caps; central panel has ramped segmental
head over cartouche with West arms and flanking drops of fruit
and flowers.
Ends curve forward and slope down to retaining wall and to
rectangular pool, which has roll moulding and 2 outlets to
west end.
Similar balustrade to east side has similar details and
central panel with West crest to cartouche and motto beneath;
it is longer, stretching along west edge of upper pool and
ending in retaining walls, one to north is terminated by
rectangular plinth with sculpture of lion.
Listing NGR: SP2092250544
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 483040
- 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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