Summary
A boundary wall defining one side of a former carriage turning circle. Built around 1900 for Joseph Lucas.
Description
A boundary wall defining one side of a former carriage turning circle. Built around 1900 for Joseph Lucas.
MATERIALS: brick walling with stone ball finials and steps.
PLAN: a symmetrical with central semi-circular wall flanked by straight sections.
DETAILS: a low brick wall with curved brick coping and brick piers with stone cornices and ball finials at intervals. The straight side sections incorporate stone steps leading from the drive to the park.
History
A wall defining one side of the former carriage turning circle at Foxhunt Manor. Foxhunt Manor was built in 1898 for a builder and Congregational Minister, Joseph Lucas JP.
Reasons for Listing
The boundary wall to the former carriage turning circle at Foxhunt Manor is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest
* a symmetrical boundary wall incorporating piers and steps which is of the same date, materials and style as the main house situated on the other side of the turning circle;
Group value:
* it forms part of a group of contemporary structures of the same date and style at Foxhunt Manor.
External Links
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The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings