Walls, Gate Piers And Gates Forming Forecourt, And Walls, Gazebos, Gate Piers And Gates Forming South Garden To Packwood House

LAPWORTH PACKWOOD LANE SP17SE (West side) Packwood 1/47 Walls, gate piers and gates 11/04/67 forming forecourt, and walls, gazebos, gate piers and gates forming S garden to P. House (Formerly listed as Walls and gazebos to forecourts and south garden enclosure) 6V II Walls, gatepiers and gates to forecourt. Mid C17, restored C20. Red brick. Rusticated brick gatepiers to centre of east side, with wrought iron gates. Walls, gazebos, gatepiers and gates to south garden. Mid C17. Red brick; old plain-tile pyramidal roofs to north-east and north-west gazebos; old plain-tile edges to flat roofs of south-east and south-west gazebos. South walls form raised terrace. with bee-boles to south side. Central rusticated brick gatepiers with wrought iron gates and overthrows to south and west sides, those to west are early C20. South-east gazebo: probably early C20. Round-arched doorway to west and north side. South-west gazebo: probably mid C17. Round-arched doorway to east and north side. Painted wood bench and stone round table to interior. Oval window to south has shell surround to inner face. North-east and north-west gazebos: probably mid C17 with pyramidal old plain-tile roofs. 2-storey, single-bay range. Plank doors to ground and first floors towards garden. Moulded brick cornices. Interiors not inspected. History: probably built by John Featherston, who probably planted the Yew Garden, traditionally said to represent the "Sermon on the Mount". (Buildings of England: Warwickshire: 1966, pp370-371; Packwood House: National Trust guide book, 1987) [ 14]

Listing NGR: SP1736372174