The north terrace, retaining wall and central steps, to Montacute House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Terrace.
The north terrace, retaining wall and central steps, to Montacute House
- WRENN ID
- sunken-outpost-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1987
- Type
- Terrace
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ST4917 7/125
MONTACUTE CP THE BOROUGH (north side, off) The north terrace, retaining wall and central steps, to Montacute House
GV II Terrace between house and sunken garden. C16, modified C19. Ham stone ashlar. The retaining wall about 7 metres north of house, and about 80 metres long: very deep plinth on north side, solid low walls with moulded copings, with square piers at intervals on which are set a variety of urn and vase finials, of which the largest flank the central staircase, nine steps down into garden, flanked by solid side walls ending with piers having vase finials: lengths of matching walling at east end of terrace, and also to the north end of the north garden, with obelisk finials.
(Girouard, M and others, Montacute House, National Trust, 1985).
Listing NGR: ST4997717193
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