Walls Enclosing Sunken Garden Immediately South Of Hinton House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1987. Garden enclosure.
Walls Enclosing Sunken Garden Immediately South Of Hinton House
- WRENN ID
- woven-transept-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 December 1987
- Type
- Garden enclosure
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ST4112 HINTON ST GEORGE CP HINTON PARK
7/69 Walls enclosing sunken garden immediately south of Hinton House
GV II
Enclosure to sunken garden 1913. Ham stone ashlar. Retaining wall about 2 metres high, visible on sunken side only, then low open balustrading with piers which rise to about 5 metres height overall, having small semi-circular arched panels each face towards head, with raked keystones carried into cornice caps, art-nouveau fashion, which have steps and pineapple finials: east and west sides straight, with matching flights of steps, one each end on west side and central flight to east: serpentine south wall, with open niches between pairs of piers. Created by William John Lydston, 7th Earl Poulett in 1913, according to inscription on inner face of west wall. The wall and enclosed garden adds considerably to the c1630 south elevation of Hinton House (qv).
Listing NGR: ST4183012328
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