Description

KINGS SOMBORNE MARSHCOURT
SU 3533
13/9
Pergola and retaining
wall with pools on S
walk 25m S of Marsh
Court

GV II
Retaining wall with pergola and pools. 1901-5 by E L Lutyens. Retaining wall
of ashlar stone and knapped flint with brick niches, and brick surrounds to
pools with stone walkways around, pergola of tile piers on stone plinths with
large timber beams between. Lying S of centre of house below S Court, retaining
wall starts at W at side of 10 wide steps to court beside sunken garden. Wall
runs 3m E with stone corbels to take beams to 1st 2 parts of pergola. Then
wall steps 2m N towards house and runs 12m E before coming out. This alcove
contains the pools with, in return walls brick niches having below fountain
bowls feeding pools. 2 centre parts of pergola are 2 span with 2nd span over
pools onto stone corbels over oval niches with console corbels. E end similar
to W then instead of steps wall steps back and continues in brick with rough
stone and brick steps rising parallel to it in several flights to lawn in
front of ballroom.

Listing NGR: SU3576130748

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26460816

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  For the Record
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback