Description

STROUD ACRE STREET
SO 8505 SW
(off, north-west side)
5/501
Gazebo in gardens of the
Acre
II
Gazebo or Summer house. Early C19. Limestone columns,
wood entablature, all set against wall in lemish garden
wall bond; slate roof to lead capping. A semi-circular
pavilion to conical roof, behind which rises the brick
wall which drops to entablature height on either side.
Stone or rendered cheeks, pair of Roman Doric columns
on 2-step stone stylobate. Central opening has pair of
doors, two side openings paired casements, all in small-
pane timber, with later plywood fillings to lower part
of doors, rendered panels below windows. Simple 2-part
entablature. Backing wall, stone coped, extends c. 8 m
to left and c 2.5m to right. The building stands somewhat
neglected within the grounds of the Acre (not listed),
half way between Acre Street and Parliament Street. Interior
has stone paved floor and plastered half-domed ceiling.

Listing NGR: SO8542405083

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26517798

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings