Boundary Wall to South East of Bishop's Palace Garden Adjacent to Tor Street
BOUNDARY WALL TO SOUTH EAST OF BISHOP'S PALACE GARDEN ADJACENT TO TOR STREET, BISHOP'S PALACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382878
- Date first listed:
- 31-May-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Wall to South East of Bishop's Palace Garden Adjacent to Tor Street
- Statutory Address:
- BOUNDARY WALL TO SOUTH EAST OF BISHOP'S PALACE GARDEN ADJACENT TO TOR STREET, BISHOP'S PALACE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/16715/01
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382878
- Date first listed:
- 31-May-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Wall to South East of Bishop's Palace Garden Adjacent to Tor Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- BOUNDARY WALL TO SOUTH EAST OF BISHOP'S PALACE GARDEN ADJACENT TO TOR STREET, BISHOP'S PALACE
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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:
- BOUNDARY WALL TO SOUTH EAST OF BISHOP'S PALACE GARDEN ADJACENT TO TOR STREET, BISHOP'S PALACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wells
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 55357 45848
Details
WELLS
ST5445 BISHOPS PALACE
662-1/5/342 (South East side)
Boundary wall to SE of Bishops
Palace garden, adjacent to Tor
Street
GV II
Boundary wall containing Bishop's garden and wells. Not dated,
probably C18 or C19 with C20 repairs. Rubble, stone or
concrete plain copings. The main run of wall, forming the
boundary with Tor Street, rises to approx 2.5m height at the
left (S) end, following the downward slope of the road at this
point; after approx 9m there is a step down of approx 300mm,
and the wall continues, following slight curves in the road
line, until opposite No.15, Tor Street (qv), a total run of
approx 135m, including one set-back with plank door adjacent
to Palace Stream bridge (qv). At the left-hand end the wall
returns to the SW corner of the moat, in a run of approx 110m,
with a short return at an obtuse angle towards the moat. There
are 2 small steps in the coping level towards the E end, and
the wall is generally approx 2.5m high. Near the W end is a
broad pair of plank gates. At the right-hand end the wall
returns towards the E end of the Cathedral, running approx
90m, and in part forming a southern boundary to The Rib (qv);
some of this section of the wall appears to be of late C20
rebuilding.
The wall is important as a townscape element, particularly in
forming the W side enclosure to Tor Street as it enters the
urban confines of the city.
Listing NGR: ST5535745848
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 483264
- 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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