Gateway and Boundary Wall at Cook Street Entrance to Lady Herberts Garden
GATEWAY AND BOUNDARY WALL AT COOK STREET ENTRANCE TO LADY HERBERTS GARDEN, COOK STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389324
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jul-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Gateway and Boundary Wall at Cook Street Entrance to Lady Herberts Garden
- Statutory Address:
- GATEWAY AND BOUNDARY WALL AT COOK STREET ENTRANCE TO LADY HERBERTS GARDEN, COOK STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389324
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jul-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Gateway and Boundary Wall at Cook Street Entrance to Lady Herberts Garden
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATEWAY AND BOUNDARY WALL AT COOK STREET ENTRANCE TO LADY HERBERTS GARDEN, COOK STREET
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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:
- GATEWAY AND BOUNDARY WALL AT COOK STREET ENTRANCE TO LADY HERBERTS GARDEN, COOK STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Coventry (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 33547 79449
Details
COVENTRY
SP3379SE
833/2/10120
Gateway and Boundary Wall at Cook Street entrance to Lady Herbert's Garden
24-JUL-01
II
Gateway and boundary wall to public garden. Designed 1930-1931 by Albert Herbert for his cousin Sir Alfred Herbert, in memory of Sir Alfred's wife, Florence Herbert. Ashlar and bronze. Pair of square gatepiers with plinths, chamfered corners and simply moulded caps. The original bronze gateposts remain, but the gates were replaced late C20. Wall has plinth and moulded coping, formerly with ornamental bronze railing.
The wall extended approx. 8m left of the gateway, and approx. 20m to the right, where it adjoins the C14 Cook Street Gateway, part of the city wall.
This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23 January 2020.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 487966
- 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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