Boundary Wall and Railings to Main Road, Westbury Court Gardens
BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS TO MAIN ROAD, WESTBURY COURT GARDENS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186569
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Wall and Railings to Main Road, Westbury Court Gardens
- Statutory Address:
- BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS TO MAIN ROAD, WESTBURY COURT GARDENS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1186569
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary Wall and Railings to Main Road, Westbury Court Gardens
- Statutory Address 1:
- BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS TO MAIN ROAD, WESTBURY COURT GARDENS
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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 AND RAILINGS TO MAIN ROAD, WESTBURY COURT GARDENS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Westbury-on-Severn
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 71864 13939
Details
SO 71 SW WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN WESTBURY VILLAGE
11/279 Boundary wall and railings to main road, Westbury Court Gardens
GV II
Boundary wall to garden, with clairvoyees; early C18, for Maynard Colchester I and II. Ashlar stone, Flemish bond red brick, wrought-iron. Wall about 2.lm high on garden side, 450mm thick. Commencing with the gatepiers to the former house, they are square, of rusticated ashlar, splayed plinth at ground level; moulded edge to top, capped with stone, erect demi-lions. Main wall runs about 6m towards Gazebo to first clairvoyee, with plain, weathered stone coping. clairvoyee framed by plain, ashlar stone piers, with plain, moulded stone plinth: coping to wall sweeps up to piers each side, with stone scroll above. Piers have wide projecting moulded caps with stone pineapple finials on high bases. Between piers a low random rubble wall: above iron screen, alternate bars at an angle or twisted, ending in spikes above top rail: two main bars with wrought-iron finials; curved flourishes at each end, and a central twisted stay bar. Brick wall extends about a further 29m to second clairvoyee: last lm of wall appears to have been rebuilt about 1970. Piers to second opening square, of rusticated ashlar, on moulded stone cap to brick plinth: wide projecting moulded cap, above square base and tall, decorative stone urn. Coping to main wall turned up slightly to meet piers. between piers base as first opening, screen of flat bars with twisted tops, top rail sweeps up to piers at ends. Main bars at each end and in centre with spiked tops with wrought-iron decoration. Three twisted stays at back, down to top of sill wall. Main wall extends about a further 28m to the Gazebo (q.v.): a further 9m beyond appear to be of same date. Wall built as part of Dutch water garden attached to Westbury Court (since demolished): first section and clairvoyee built by 1704 for Maynard Colchester I, second probably between 1715 and 1725 for his son. Gatepiers probably built 1745 for latter, lions may have been carved by Biswick of Bristol. (G. Jackson-Stops, Westbury Court Garden, 1975, revised 1984, for National Trust.)
Listing NGR: SO7186413939
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 354357
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Jackson Stops, G, Westbury Court Garden, (1975)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 16 Gloucestershire,
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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