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Latitude: 50.7997 / 50°47'58"N
Longitude: -2.7468 / 2°44'48"W
OS Eastings: 347464
OS Northings: 100279
OS Grid: ST474002
Mapcode National: GBR MJ.YV7D
Mapcode Global: FRA 564Z.FP1
Plus Code: 9C2VQ7X3+V7
Entry Name: Front Courtyard and South Terrace Walls and Gazebos, at Parnham
Listing Date: 22 December 1983
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1221181
English Heritage Legacy ID: 394803
ID on this website: 101221181
Location: Dorset, DT8
County: Dorset
Civil Parish: Beaminster
Traditional County: Dorset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset
Church of England Parish: Beaminster St Mary of the Annunciation
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
Tagged with: Architectural structure
BEAMINSTER PARNHAM
ST 40 SE
4/127 Front Courtyard and south
terrace walls and gazebos,
at Parnham
GV II*
Courtyard and terrace walls. c.1910 in C17 style. Stone ashlar walls with
stone balustrade and coping, divided by square piers with tall pyramidal
ball-finials. Tall square piers to bay 3 (north) with heavy moulded cornices
and ball-finials. Similar piers on south side. Main entrance piers on east
side, square with vermiculated "Gibbsian" detailing. Eclectic entablatures,
and stone boars on top holding coats-of-arms. Terrace walls on south
front, with same details as front court. Round corner gazebos, plinth
with stone bench inside, carrying seven pseudo-Roman Doric columns. Stone
entablature with shallow saucer-domes, and openwork coronet with finials.
2 sets of steps down to lower level. Lions mask fountain-head. 2 narrow
water-channels with cascades beside steps, coped stone parapets at sides
with urns over piers. Balustrade at end of bottom terrace. Listed Grade
II* for Group Value.
Listing NGR: ST4746400279
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