Boundary House,Including Gatepiers And Wall

ST 79 SW KINGSWOOD CHARFIELD ROAD (south side)

7/260 Boundary House (formerly listed as Rectory, Kingswood), including 23.6.52 gatepiers and wall

GV II

Former rectory now large private house. Mid C18. Rendered, stone alternating chamfered quoins and moulded stone modillion cornice, hipped Cotswold stone slate roof with tall parapet with 4 stone panels and central dentil pediment, brick end stacks. Long range with central projecting rear bay forming shallow T-shape, and additional single bay wing to left. 3 storeys and basement. Main symmetrical range of 5 bays, 2/1/2 with wide centre bay projecting forward beneath pediment and with additional quoins. 12-pane sashes with moulded stone architraves and dentil cornice to first and ground floors. Centre bay has Venetian window on first floor also with moulded stone architraves and dentil cornice, and with 4 Ionic pilasters and round-headed section blocked but with decorative Gothick tracery. Ground floor has central doorcase up 3 large semi-circular stone steps, with 8-pane side lights as other windows and central door with large moulded stone segmental pediment on consoles, moulded stone frame and 6 rectangular fielded panels and lower section in fielded X-shape. Attic storey has small 6-pane sashes with moulded stone architraves linked directly to cornice, central window round-headed with radial top sash. Basement windows below stone offset, with plain round-headed stone architraves and keys-tone (windows not visible). Wing to left has 12-pane sash with plain stone architrave to each floor. Projecting rear wing has Venetian window on first floor also. Interior not accessible but likely to be of interest. Gatepiers in dressed stone with rusticated square piers, moulded modillion cornice and figure of dog's head on double stepped base, about 2m total height. Possible original polygonal finials (matching those on Chestnut Park Farmhouse adjoining, q.v.) lie at the top of stone steps behind the piers. No gates remaining. Wall adjoining on each side in coped rubblestone (random coursed to left) curving back on left for about 16m to join house, and running about 7m to right to join gatepiers of Chestnutpark Farmhouse. About 1.40m in height.

Listing NGR: ST7461392011