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The Two Wing Walls Enclosing Formal Garden, with Gateway, Stone Steps and Stone Piers, Immediately South of Ven House

A Grade II Listed Building in Milborne Port, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9639 / 50°57'49"N

Longitude: -2.4566 / 2°27'23"W

OS Eastings: 368028

OS Northings: 118372

OS Grid: ST680183

Mapcode National: GBR MX.MHF4

Mapcode Global: FRA 56RK.DRW

Plus Code: 9C2VXG7V+H8

Entry Name: The Two Wing Walls Enclosing Formal Garden, with Gateway, Stone Steps and Stone Piers, Immediately South of Ven House

Listing Date: 24 March 1961

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1175056

English Heritage Legacy ID: 261892

ID on this website: 101175056

Location: Milborne Port, Somerset, DT9

County: Somerset

District: South Somerset

Civil Parish: Milborne Port

Built-Up Area: Milborne Port

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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MILBORNE PORT CP
LONDON ROAD (South side)
The two wing walls enclosing formal garden, with gateway, stone steps and stone piers, immediately South of Ven House

24.3.61

GV
II

Enclosing walls and garden features. C18. Red brick, English garden wall bond, ashlar
piers and cappings. Walls extend Southwards from terrace (qv) of Ven House (qv) for
nearly 40 metres on either side of garden, with intermediate ashlar piers; gateway to East
wall with ball finials to piers; gates of C20; at Southern ends of walls, but detached, 2
flights stone stairs with brick balustrading, ashlar copings, and sculptured figures crowing
piers at each end of balustrading; nearby, also detached, about 600mm square and 4
metres tall, in Ham stone ashlar, with 3-fielded panels to all but North faces over moulded
plinth, with cornice capping, and urn and lid finials.
Part of the complex setting to an important Country House.


Listing NGR: ST6802818372

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