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Summerhouse and Garden Walls to Garden East of Ivy House

A Grade II Listed Building in Corsham, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4348 / 51°26'5"N

Longitude: -2.1846 / 2°11'4"W

OS Eastings: 387266

OS Northings: 170658

OS Grid: ST872706

Mapcode National: GBR 1R9.SM8

Mapcode Global: VH96J.26ZF

Plus Code: 9C3VCRM8+W5

Entry Name: Summerhouse and Garden Walls to Garden East of Ivy House

Listing Date: 1 August 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1283661

English Heritage Legacy ID: 315373

ID on this website: 101283661

Location: Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Corsham

Built-Up Area: Corsham

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Greater Corsham

Church of England Diocese: Bristol

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Description


CORSHAM PRIORY STREET
ST 87 70
(north side)
5/345 Summerhouse and garden walls to
garden east of Ivy House
GV II

Summerhouse and enclosing walls, early C18. Summerhouse in north-
east angle diagonally set, ashlar fronted with stone tiled pyramid
roof and urn finial. Half glazed door in segmental-headed raised
bead-moulded frame with keystone and cornice strip over. Coved
eaves cornice. Each side of door, ashlar coped wall splayed out to
line of garden walls with moulded coping and shell-headed niches.
Similar doorway to rear in rubble stone wall with flush quoins.
Interior with fielded panelling. Wall to south is listed with the
The Coach House (q.v.). Wall running east is coped with 2 brick
piers, length returning south behind Nos 71-5 High Street has
shell-headed ashlar niche at left end, and central summerhouse or
privy with moulded flush doorway under broad ashlar ornamental
pediment with curved top and concave-curved shoulders. Lean-to
hipped-roofed room behind with ovolo-moulded blocked east light.
Wall continues south and returns east to rear of No 71 High Street.
From south wall of No 71 low curved late C19 wall behind Mayo
Fountain (q.v.) formerly with iron railing links to south garden
wall, coping ramped up to higher section and ramped down adjoining
house south-east angle, short length of stone balustrade with piers
and carved scroll against house wall.


Listing NGR: ST8726670658

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