Building record 1252703000 - GARDEN WALL 85M TO W OF WITTINGTON
Summary
Twentieth century garden wall, gate piers and gates, built about 1900.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1332175: GARDEN WALL 85 METRES TO WEST OF SERVICE WING AT WITTINGTON
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Type and Period (3)
- GARDEN WALL (Built about 1900, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- GATE PIER (Built about 1900, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- GATE (Built about 1900, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
GRADE II. GARDEN WALL. CIRCA 1900. RED BRICK WITH BRICK COPING. BRICK PIERS WITH MOULDED STONE CAPS AND BALL FINIALS. GATE PIERS HAVE STONE SCROLLS TO PILASTERS. PIER AT S END. SMALL GATEWAY NEAR S END WITH FLANKING PIERS AND REMAINS OF ARCHED WOODEN GATES . WALLS RAMPED UP TO CENTRAL GATEWAY WITH LARGER PIERS AND PAIR OF WROUGHT IRON GATES. THESE GATES HAVE SCROLL AND FOLIAGE ORNAMENT AND HERALDIC DEVICES, AND ARE RAMPED DOWN IN FORM OF INVERTED ARCH. ANOTHER PAIR OF GATES NEAR N END WITH NARROW WROUGHT IRON GATES AND OVERTHROW. THIS GATE HAS INITIALS HEK (HUDSON EWBANKE KEARLEY)(B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC4242 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1987. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST; BUCKS: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: PARISHES OF CHEPPING WYCOMBE &C. p66.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 81954 84358 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MEDMENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jul 4 2018 4:17PM
