Retaining Walls, Piers, Balustrading, Urns And Figures To Garden Of Orchardlea House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Garden structure. 1 related planning application.

Retaining Walls, Piers, Balustrading, Urns And Figures To Garden Of Orchardlea House

WRENN ID
brooding-lead-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Garden structure
Source
Historic England listing

Description

ST75SE LULLINGTON CP ORCHARDLEA PARK

4/194 Retaining walls, piers, balustrading, urns and figures to garden of Orchardlea House

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GV II

Retaining walls, piers, balustrading, urns, and figures. Mid C19. Central flight of 9 dressed stone steps with a low ashlar wall to each side terminating in scalloped and chamfered piers, the higher piers carrying stone figures of cherubs. Coursed and squared rubble retaining wall extending 60 metres to East and 60 metres to west of steps, East side with 3 further similar piers, carrying classical urns. Further similar walling extending 15 metres north of each end and 30 metres north of west end. Lower terrace bounded by a rubble retaining wall extending 90 metres in an unbroken run, parapet with 80 decorative stone strapwork panels in 3 different repeating styles; centre section breaks forward. This terrace with 2 symmetrically placed raised flower beds in moulded stone surrounds. Believed laid out by a Mr. Page, landscaper. Exhibited R. A. 1858 (Cuzners Handbook of Frome Selwood, 1867).

Listing NGR: ST7769551241

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