Description

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SP 1539 SW
9/42

CALF'S LANE (west side)
Boundary walls of Bedfont House including grotto in south-east corner

GV
II

Partly early C18 and mostly C19. The C18 part is at the north end facing Calf's Lane: rubble with chamfered coping. Segment-headed doorway opposite south wing of the Court House. About 7-11 ft high, stepped down at one point, and about 30 plus 12 yds long.

The C19 continuation is stepped and ramped down from the above and forms a high rubble retaining wall about 70 yds long to an immense rockery made from gigantic rocks of Pulhamite. At the south-east corner a wild-looking grotto of two chambers formed of this material.

Wall retained at south end in rubble and at north end in coursed rubble about 25 yds long and 10 ft high with corner ball finials and with a brick lining to south.

Listing NGR: SP1533239212

External Links

• Wikidata Q26592396

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)