Ball Court (Fives Tower) is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1961. Tower.

Ball Court (Fives Tower)

WRENN ID
low-gable-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
24 March 1961
Type
Tower
Source
Historic England listing

Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18 February 2021 to correct person's name and to reformat the text to current standards

ST6718 12/140

MILBORNE PORT CP HIGH STREET (south side) Ball Court (Fives Tower)

(previously listed as Fives Court)

24.3.61

GV II Ball Court/Fives Tower. Dated 1847. Local stone, one bay rubble coursed, one bay ashlar. Lias stone plinth, stepped pitched copings to walls which are 6 metres high; stepped buttresses of about 4 metres projection at base, dividing wall into bays of c6 metres. Set into the west gable of the house at the northern end is a stone plaque inscribed "The Ball Court Built by Sir W.C Medlycotte in the year 1847. It is earnestly hoped that this court which is meant for the health and amusement of the town will be protected from injury".

Listing NGR: 1056281

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