| Description | Grade II* decorated ironwork gates (badly rusted) and flanking piers with banded spheres above. Part of the original design of Heathcote House, (PRN 9765), a 3 storey, Grade II* Listed, Classical villa built in 1906 8 by E. Lutyens for Ernest Hemingway, a Bradford merchant. The house is situated within formal gardens, also designed by E. Lutyens along with G. Jekyll (see PRN 6891), which are a Grade II Registered Park and Garden. This southern entrance provides access to the house and gardens from Grove Road.
There are a number of other contemporary buildings and architectural features associated with Heathcote House which are also Listed Grade II*. These include the courtyard and entrance walls to the north of the house, a pair of cottages, outbuildings, terrace (with steps and fountains) and two apses on the boundary walls either side of the main house (see PRNs 9766 – 9772 for further details).
(Text edited from English Heritage’s LBO description)
In January 2014 English Heritage visited Heathcote House (PRN 9765) in order to assess whether it should be upgraded to Grade I. At the same time English Heritage also wrote short updated descriptions about a number of the House’s associated outbuildings and garden features (many of which are listed in their own right). See PRNs 9766, 97678, 9768, 9769, 9771, 9772, 13541, 13542 for further details)
The axial south garden gateway is by Lutyens and contemporary with the house. A decorative ironwork gate is flanked by square ashlar piers, originally topped by banded spheres (now missing).
(Text edited from English Heritage’s 2014 consultation report) |