Gatepiers, Walls, Gates and Railings on Allcroft Road and Lower Mount, to Hillside
GATEPIERS, WALLS, GATES AND RAILINGS ON ALLCROFT ROAD AND LOWER MOUNT, TO HILLSIDE, ALLCROFT ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392868
- Date first listed:
- 31-Mar-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Gatepiers, Walls, Gates and Railings on Allcroft Road and Lower Mount, to Hillside
- Statutory Address:
- GATEPIERS, WALLS, GATES AND RAILINGS ON ALLCROFT ROAD AND LOWER MOUNT, TO HILLSIDE, ALLCROFT ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392868
- Date first listed:
- 31-Mar-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Gatepiers, Walls, Gates and Railings on Allcroft Road and Lower Mount, to Hillside
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATEPIERS, WALLS, GATES AND RAILINGS ON ALLCROFT ROAD AND LOWER MOUNT, TO HILLSIDE, ALLCROFT ROAD
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:
- GATEPIERS, WALLS, GATES AND RAILINGS ON ALLCROFT ROAD AND LOWER MOUNT, TO HILLSIDE, ALLCROFT ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Reading (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 72480 72353
Details
READING
934/0/10057 ALLCROFT ROAD 31-MAR-05 Gatepiers, walls, gates and railings o n Allcroft Road and Lower Mount, to Hi llside
II Gatepiers, walls, gates and railings forming two sides of the boundary to Hillside. Circa 1880-1900. Allcroft Road entrance. Main driveway with pair of red brick piers with enriched terracotta frieze of rosettes, stepped caps surmounted by terracotta ball finials. Each has red brick buttress with moulded bracket displaying flowers. Each pier inscribed Hillside. Red brick parapet wall stone coping, with narrow brick piers on Lower Mount, possibly rebuilt in part on Allcroft Road. Pair of cast iron gates to main entrance with central scrolled panel. Railings of alternating panels between square shafts with incised tops. The panels are alternately a broad scrolled pattern with an urn finial, similar to the gates, and a narrower shaped panel with a ball finial. Lower Mount entrance. Pair of brick gatepiers similar to but less ornate than main entrance. Part of one terracotta finial remains. Pair of panelled timber gates with shaped head. Curved upper strap hinges. Long L hinges at base.
The wall to left, in red and grey brick, is partly reduced in height and rebuilt. Red brick horizontal band and terminal post, red brick rectangular panels set in grey brick fabric of wall. Stone copings.
Hillside, an opulent suburban house built for W I Palmer in 1880 by Morris and Stallwood survives in a remarkably intact setting. Although the garden has been partly built over the entrance and its drive survive, with original planting. The gateways, gates and railings are valuable in putting the house in context.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 493634
- 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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