Fives Court Wall, About 10 Metres North Of The Poulett Arms Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1958. Fives court wall.

Fives Court Wall, About 10 Metres North Of The Poulett Arms Inn

WRENN ID: grim-lime-jackdaw
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Somerset
Country: England
Date first listed: 4 February 1958
Type: Fives court wall
Source: Historic England listing

Description

ST4212 HINTON ST GEORGE CP HIGH STREET (North side)

8/59 Fives Court wall, about 10 metres north of the Poulett Iris Inn 4.2.58

GV II

Fives court wall. Late C18/early C19. Ham stone ashlar, about 4 metres wide and 7 metres high, with coped pitched top. Also known locally as the 'Pelota Wall', this suggests connections with early C19 French prisoners of war, who are said to have introduced the game into other parts of the county. (VCH Somerset, Vol IV, 1978, p40)

Listing NGR: ST4211912678

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