Description

SO 9204-9304 BISLEY-WITH-LYPIATT WATERLANE

16/133 Summer house approximately 15m
south west of Watercombe House

30.1.74

GV II

Summer house. Dated 'T.B. 1841' by Thomas Baker for himself.
Coursed rubble limestone; reused Roman stone slates and clay
pantile roof. Two-storey. East facing gable end incorporates many
Roman bricks set in bands and square Roman clay tiles, some
diagonally reset. Off-centre doorway with 6-panel door and stone
lintel. Central upper floor sash window with Gothick glazing bars.
Small-paned fixed-light on south side; sash with Gothick glazing
bars above. Flight of stone steps on north side leading to upper
level doorway to rear. Lower part of roof slope re-uses Roman
stone slates, hung in diagonal manner. Thomas Baker was
responsible for investigating the Lillyhorn Roman villa near
Bournes Green, many finds going to the British Museum, much being
incorporated into the structure of this building - its purpose to
display a more extensive collection of Roman artefacts.
(N.M. Herbert, 'Bisley' in V.C.H. Glos. xi, 1976, pp 4-40; and D.
Verey, Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds, 1979)

Listing NGR: SO9250204891

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26449678

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)