LOWER GARDEN TERRACE WALLS AND STEPS AT MOOR CLOSE

LOWER GARDEN TERRACE WALLS AND STEPS AT MOOR CLOSE, TERRACE ROAD SOUTH

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1390304
Date first listed:: 14-Feb-2002
List Entry Name:: LOWER GARDEN TERRACE WALLS AND STEPS AT MOOR CLOSE
Statutory Address:: LOWER GARDEN TERRACE WALLS AND STEPS AT MOOR CLOSE, TERRACE ROAD SOUTH

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1390304
Date first listed:: 14-Feb-2002
List Entry Name:: LOWER GARDEN TERRACE WALLS AND STEPS AT MOOR CLOSE
Statutory Address 1:: LOWER GARDEN TERRACE WALLS AND STEPS AT MOOR CLOSE, TERRACE ROAD SOUTH

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: LOWER GARDEN TERRACE WALLS AND STEPS AT MOOR CLOSE, TERRACE ROAD SOUTH

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Bracknell Forest (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Binfield
National Grid Reference:: SU 84643 70131

Details

BINFIELD

SU87SW TERRACE ROAD SOUTH 674-1/11/100 (East side (off)) Lower garden terrace walls and steps at Moor Close

GV II

Part of the larger garden at Moor Close (qv). Walls enclosing terrace, with steps. 1911, by Oliver Hill. MATERIALS: Red brick, York stone, clay tile slips and pebbles. PLAN: L-plan facing Moor Close on south-east and north-east sides. EXTERIOR: Brick retaining wall on north-east side, with balustrade of semicircular pattern, but with many pieces missing. In north-east section are 2 opposed semicircular flights of stone steps with grassed area between, lower has 6 and 7 steps separated by circular landing of tile slips edged with stone. Upper flight has 6 and 2 steps separated by similar landing. Flight is flanked by 2 brick pillars with moulded stone bases and caps with stone figures of 2 children on each. Wall with weathered top on either side of pillars which retains terrace surrounding house. Wall returns on south-west to form north-west retaining wall of lower terrace. In centre of this section of the wall, rectangular flight of 10 stone steps leading to upper garden terrace (qv) which is on principal axis of garden leading to bridge (qv). To left of steps wall continues down south-west side of lower terrace. In left hand corner flight of 6 and 3 semicircular stone steps with circular landing of tile slips and pebbles edged with stone. (Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest: Part 3: Berkshire).

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 489286
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.