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Summerhouse approximately 200 metres north west of Sandford Park

A Grade II* Listed Building in Sandford St. Martin, Oxfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9383 / 51°56'17"N

Longitude: -1.3932 / 1°23'35"W

OS Eastings: 441808

OS Northings: 226812

OS Grid: SP418268

Mapcode National: GBR 7V9.GKV

Mapcode Global: VHBZB.SJTZ

Plus Code: 9C3WWJQ4+8P

Entry Name: Summerhouse approximately 200 metres north west of Sandford Park

Listing Date: 18 May 1987

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1368187

English Heritage Legacy ID: 251983

ID on this website: 101368187

Location: Sandford St Martin, West Oxfordshire, OX7

County: Oxfordshire

District: West Oxfordshire

Civil Parish: Sandford St. Martin

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Sandford St Martin

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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SANDFORD ST.MARTIN
LEDWELL ROAD (West side)
Summerhouse approximately 200 metres north west of Sandford Park

(Formerly listed under WORTON ROAD)

GV
II*
Summerhouse. Late C18. Timber with a Stonesfield slate cladding and roof. Back-to back three-quarter circular alcoves in Chinoiserie style. Front of each alcove has a round-headed archway below a shallow pediment, and has fretwork scrolls infilling the spandrels and pediment. The slate-clad sides are serpentine, and the roof is surmounted by a square cupola with Chinese-trellis balustrade, open fretwork frieze of bells and an ogee roof with wooden finial. Interior: each alcove has a wooden vault radiating from a central rosette, and is furnished with white Chinoiserie curved benches with trellis backs and foot rests.

Summerhouse stands between two lakes in the gardens of Sandford Park.

Listing NGR: SP4180826812

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