Description

ST 69 SE TORTWORTH TORTWORTH PARK

1/136 Gatehouse and Flanking Walls,
to Leyhill
G.V.
II

Gatehouse and flanking walls. Circa 1850 by S.S. Teulon. Coursed rubble with
Bath stone dressings; flat roofs concealed behind embattled and pierced parapets.
Central 4-centred arch with enriched spandrels; flanking buttresses; the
parapet is pierced by letters which read "WELCOME" and is flanked by octagonal
ashlar turrets which have crested parapets and an ogee dome with a finial. To
either side of the arch are 2 single storey rooms with a 2-light casement window
and embattled parapet. From these,the walls, of pierced quatrefoil balustrades
on ashlar footings, extend approximately 15 yards to the south and then return
10 yards to the west, and 20 yards to the north. (The Builder, 29.10.1853 and
19.11.1853; Country Life, 13.5.1899).

Listing NGR: ST6938792518

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26607101

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)