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| HER Number: | MDV37691 |
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| Name: | Walled Garden at Tawstock Court |
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Summary
Walled garden to north-west of Tawstock Court, with garden structures including terraces, garden walls, summer houses and folly.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 557 299 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS52NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tawstock |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAWSTOCK |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS52NE/12/4
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 437078
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WALLED GARDEN (XVIII - 1701 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Goodwin, N., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV59686.
Vis=24/8/1989 (goodwin). Rectangular tower of dressed stone. Doorway on north side. To the west there are steps down to inset arched shelter, there are remains of a balustrade. There is some decoration above the arch and above this a rectangular triple light window. There is also a window in sse corner.(goodwin).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV74661.
Des=worksheet and slide/(goodwin,1989).
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Garden visible. Map object based on this source.
Department of Environment, 1987, Tawstock, 58 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV76335.
Garden structures including terraces, garden walls, summer houses and folly to garden to north-west of Tawstock Court. Garden structures including terraces, garden walls, summer houses and folly. Late C18. Stone rubble garden walls to 3 sides of stone rubble with rubbed brick capping with ball finials at intervals to east side. 4 terraces, ashlar, balustraded, with sweeping flight of stone steps to top right corner. Summer house to centre of north side with tent-shaped roof and timber lattice work. Small squat folly tower at south east corner with embattled parapet. 4 light window to front over balustrading above alcove with cambered arch. Roof removed. Cambered arched gateway opposite on west side surmounted by lions. Octagonal [sic] summer house at south-west corner with conical thatch roof with gothick pointed arched windows flanking double plank doors with pointed arched glazing bars.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #89581 ] |
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| SDV59686 | Migrated Record: Goodwin, N.. |
| SDV74661 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV76335 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1987. Tawstock. Historic Houses Register. 58. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV96321 | Parent of: Summerhouse in Garden at Tawstock Court (Building) |
| MDV37699 | Parent of: Summerhouse in Garden of Tawstock Court (Building) |
| MDV54855 | Part of: Tawstock Court Park and Gardens (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 9 2021 4:38PM |
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