UPPER TERRACE AND WATER PARTERRE IN GARDEN AT MOOR CLOSE INCLUDING STEPS AND WALLS

UPPER TERRACE AND WATER PARTERRE IN GARDEN AT MOOR CLOSE INCLUDING STEPS AND WALLS, TERRACE ROAD SOUTH

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1390309
Date first listed:: 14-Feb-2002
List Entry Name:: UPPER TERRACE AND WATER PARTERRE IN GARDEN AT MOOR CLOSE INCLUDING STEPS AND WALLS
Statutory Address:: UPPER TERRACE AND WATER PARTERRE IN GARDEN AT MOOR CLOSE INCLUDING STEPS AND WALLS, TERRACE ROAD SOUTH

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1390309
Date first listed:: 14-Feb-2002
List Entry Name:: UPPER TERRACE AND WATER PARTERRE IN GARDEN AT MOOR CLOSE INCLUDING STEPS AND WALLS
Statutory Address 1:: UPPER TERRACE AND WATER PARTERRE IN GARDEN AT MOOR CLOSE INCLUDING STEPS AND WALLS, 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:: UPPER TERRACE AND WATER PARTERRE IN GARDEN AT MOOR CLOSE INCLUDING STEPS AND WALLS, 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 84613 70161

Details

BINFIELD

SU87SW TERRACE ROAD SOUTH 674-1/11/101 (East side (off)) Upper terrace & water parterre in garden at Moor Close inc. steps & walls

GV II

Part of larger garden at Moor Close (qv). Stone terrace with steps and walls and water parterre. 1911 by Oliver Hill. This terrace adjoins house on south-west, south-east and north-east sides. It is on several levels linked by stone steps and red brick retaining walls. Water parterre is on lowest level and formed with several different shaped pools each surrounded by York stone slabs. Flight of 5 stone steps on right and flight of 7 stone steps on left, both rectangular, lead to upper level. 3 semicircular flights of 6:4:5 stone steps lead out of terrace on south-west side. Upper level of terrace which formerly contained sunken garden has stone base for statue in centre, statue missing. Opposite this on either side is a fight of 4 and 7 stone steps on the left leading out of terrace, and 2 shallow steps on the right leading to the paved area immediately adjoining the house. A further flight of 4 steps in the north-west corner leads to the pergola and court (qv). (Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest: Part 3: Berkshire).

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Legacy System number:: 489291
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.