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Latitude: 51.6302 / 51°37'48"N
Longitude: -2.4446 / 2°26'40"W
OS Eastings: 369321
OS Northings: 192474
OS Grid: ST693924
Mapcode National: GBR JX.8KST
Mapcode Global: VH87Y.K9Z3
Plus Code: 9C3VJHJ4+35
Entry Name: Retaining Wall and Steps, 15 Yards South of Leyhill
Listing Date: 5 June 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1312521
English Heritage Legacy ID: 34736
ID on this website: 101312521
Location: South Gloucestershire, GL12
County: South Gloucestershire
Civil Parish: Tortworth
Built-Up Area: Leyhill Prison
Traditional County: Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire
Church of England Parish: Tortworth St Leonard
Church of England Diocese: Gloucester
Tagged with: Retaining wall
ST 69 SE TORTWORTH TORTWORTH PARK
1/139 Retaining Wall and Steps, 15
yards south of Leyhill
G.V.
II
Retaining wall to a terrace and flanking flights of steps. Circa 1850 by
S.S. Teulon. Coursed rubble retaining wall approximately 6 feet high, with
ashlar saddleback coping. Buttresses at intervals with squat ashlar uprights
supporting ball finials. Flight of 9 steps and flanking walls at either end of
the wall which extends the whole length of the terrace immediately south of
Leyhill. At the east end the wall has a pierced quatrefoil parapet, as it
returns northwards to the gatehouse wall. (The Builder, 19.10.1853 and
10.ll.1853).
Listing NGR: ST6932192474
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