Introduction
Battlefields House has the remains of an early-19th-century garden on the site of the Battle of Lansdown, 1640. This description was correct, updated and checked with South Gloucestershire Historic Environment Records Officer - 17th June 2010.
There is a ruined summerhouse, a Monument to Sir Bevil Granville (a Scheduled ancient monument), a tree-lined drive and mature trees.
The house is listed Grade II and is by Charles Harcourt Masters. Garden ornaments comprise a rusticated archway, a coach house, a lodge by Charles Dyer and a pair of gatepiers (all listed Grade II and dating from the early-19th century) and a summerhouse.
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: Battlefields House
- Grade: II
Scheduled Ancient Monument
Features
- House (featured building)
- Summerhouse
- Arch
- Description: Rusticated archway.
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- Garden Building
- Description: Coach house.
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- Gate Piers
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- Gate Lodge
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- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Unknown
Hectares
1.6
Civil Parish
Cold Ashton
- References
Contributors
Avon Gardens Trust