| HER Number (PRN): | 07604 |
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| Name: | Rectangular Enclosure to the front of Soulton Hall and Walled Garden to the side. |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Listed Building (II*) 1236839: SOULTON HALL WITH ATTACHED BALUSTRADE, GARDEN WALLS AND GATE PIERS, SOULTON ROAD |
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Monument Type(s):
Summary
A late 17th century enclosure and walled garden associated with Soulton Hall (PRN 12406).They are protected by Grade II* Listing.
| Parish: | Wem Rural, North Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ53SW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 543 302 |
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Related records
| 30615 | Parent of: Gate Piers to the front of Soulton Hall (Building) |
| 12406 | Part of: Soulton Hall with attached balustrade, Soulton Road, Wem (Building) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Soulton Hall (PRN 12406) is an impressive example of a Carolean house, built in 1668 for Thomas Hill. An 18th-century parapet has replaced the original gabled roof.
In front of the Hall is a walled garden or court with elaborate gate piers (PRN 30615) broadly contemporary with the 1668 house (S. Leighton, Shropshire Houses (1901), 19; N. Pevsner, Shropshire (1958), 290) <1>
Rectangular area to front of balustrade [to PRN 12406] enclosed by red brick walls (mixed bond) on chamfered stone plinth with triangular coping attached to balustrade. Square gate piers to front (PRN 30615) have moulded stone plinths and capping surmounted by ball finials; brick projections to opposing faces with carved scroll-like stone brackets to top. Garden wall attached to left corner of enclosure wall probably also C17. Red brick without plinth and with plain stone coping; C20 stone buttresses to front. Encloses an area of approximately 30 x 50m. <4>
Sources
| [01] | SSA10241 - Field survey report: Stamper Paul A. 1993. A Survey of Historic Parks and Gardens in Shropshire. SCCAS Rep. 41. |
| [02] | SSA110 - Monograph: Pevsner Nikolaus. 1958. Buildings of England (Shropshire). Buildings of England. p290. |
| [03] | SSA24658 - Webpage: Parks and Gardens UK. 2014. Parks and Gardens UK. http://www.parksandgardens.org/. |
| [04] | SSA2160 - List of Buildings: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1987-Sep-16. 48th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 1581-0. List volume. p90-91. |
| Date Last Edited: | May 18 2021 2:24PM |
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