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Archway in Garden to South of the Priory

A Grade II Listed Building in Widcombe, Bath and North East Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3659 / 51°21'57"N

Longitude: -2.3416 / 2°20'29"W

OS Eastings: 376314

OS Northings: 163035

OS Grid: ST763630

Mapcode National: GBR 0QQ.8SR

Mapcode Global: VH96M.CXFS

Plus Code: 9C3V9M85+99

Entry Name: Archway in Garden to South of the Priory

Listing Date: 5 August 1975

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1394457

English Heritage Legacy ID: 509857

ID on this website: 101394457

Location: Perrymead, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, BA2

County: Bath and North East Somerset

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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PRIOR PARK
656-1/57/1284
Archway in garden to south of The Priory
05/08/75

GV II

Freestanding garden gateway. c1750. Ashlar. Plain opening, without gate or door, with heavily vermiculated stone piers and tympanum on slight plinth and to deep plain impost band with semicircular arch and very large ashlar keystone carrying moulded open pediment with cyma-recta cornice, to plain `stops'. Simple drafted edge to arch and jambs, and detail identical to both faces of gateway. Gateway originally crossed driveway on approach to kitchen garden, but was moved to its present position when driveway was created to north of house in C19. Design heavy, and almost Vanbrughian in expression.

Listing NGR: ST7631463035

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