Description

SX 65 SW HOLBETON
5/113
Gate piers, gates,
walls and terraces
immediately north and
east of Flete

GV I

Two pairs of gate piers and forecourt and terrace walls to Flete House qv. 1878 by
R. Norman Shaw. Pair of large ashlar gate piers in front of entrance with fluting in
fielded panels, moulded cornices, caps with Vitruvian scroll friezes, and ball
finials Wrought-iron gates with elaborate overthrow. Low forecourt walls either
side with moulded saddle-back coping, around forecourt with pedestrian gateway to
lower terrace on east side with four-centred moulded arch between gate piers which
have ball finials. The terrace to the east of the house has stone revetments with
weathered buttresses and saddle-back coping, and overlooks the park to the east
through which flows the River Erme.
Included as Grade I as part of Norman Shaw's overall design.

Listing NGR: SX6280451417

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17526871

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings