Chinese Summerhouse to south side of North Broad Water is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1985. Summerhouse.
Chinese Summerhouse to south side of North Broad Water
- WRENN ID
- iron-hall-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1985
- Type
- Summerhouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: the summerhouse is built of timber with lead covering its roof.
PLAN: the plan is rectangular.
EXTERIOR: the Summerhouse is set on a stone plinth. It has open sides and front, and a two-stage, hipped pagoda roof which is crowned by a crouching wyvern - an emblem of the Grey family. There are also ornamental bells hung from the upturned corners of each roof stage The painted timber panelling is decorated with applied fret work, both internally and externally, and there is open fret work decoration at eaves level and the top of the first stage of the roof.
INTERIOR: inside is a stone floor and a simple, timber bench which runs parallel to the rear wall.
Detailed Attributes
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