Ha Ha with footbridge in the grounds of Boughton Mount is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 April 2013. Landscape feature.
Ha Ha with footbridge in the grounds of Boughton Mount
- WRENN ID
- heavy-storey-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 April 2013
- Type
- Landscape feature
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A ha-ha, probably of early C19 date, shown on Tithe Map for Boughton Monchelsea and built by the Braddick family. A bridge was added between 1897 and 1908 towards the western end.
MATERIALS: built of squared Kentish ragstone blocks from local quarries with green sandstone balustrades to the bridge.
PLAN: the ha-ha wall is elliptical on plan and was sited to the south-east of the main house forming a boundary to the upper lawn. Later a bridge was added over the ditch on the south side towards the western end.
DESCRIPTION: the ha-ha wall reaches a height of approximately ten feet (3m) on the south side, is battered towards the base, and has stone steps at the sides leading down to the ditch. Formerly there was a stone balustrade but this is no longer visible. Towards the western end is a flat-arched bridge over the ditch with stone balusters, carved stone coping, carved stone end piers and central stone supporting piers.
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