The Two Wing Walls Enclosing Formal Garden, With Gateway, Stone Steps And Stone Piers, Immediately South Of Ven House

The two wing walls enclosing a formal garden, with a gateway, stone steps, and stone piers, are located immediately south of Ven House. These structures date from the 18th century and are made of red brick in English garden wall bond, with ashlar piers and cappings. The walls extend southward from the terrace of Ven House for nearly 40 meters on either side of the garden, featuring intermediate ashlar piers. The east wall includes a gateway with ball finials on the piers, and the gates are from the 20th century. At the southern ends of the walls, there are two detached flights of stone stairs with brick balustrading, ashlar copings, and sculptured figures crowning the piers at each end of the balustrading. Nearby, also detached, is a substantial stone structure made of Ham stone ashlar, measuring about 600 millimeters square and 4 meters tall, featuring three fielded panels on all but the north faces, set over a moulded plinth, with a cornice capping and urn and lid finials. These elements contribute to the complex setting of an important country house.