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Little Sodbury Manor, bowling green

Pgds 20080112 112654 Little Sodbury Manor Bowling Green Steps To Terrace
Pgds 20080112 113639 Little Sodbury Manor Entrance To Bowling Green

Introduction

There is a walled Tudor bowling green, flanked by 16th-century stone finials.

There is a walled bowling green, built in the 16th century. The walls and steps are in reasonable condition, but the green itself is overgrown. The owners intend to keep it as a wildflower meadow rather than a lawn.
History

Period

  • Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
  • Tudor (1485-1603)
Features & Designations

Designations

  • The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building

  • Grade: II

Features

  • Bowling Green
  • Garden Wall
  • Steps
Key Information

Purpose

recreational / sport

Principal Building

Recreational

Period

Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)

Survival

Extant

Civil Parish

Little Sodbury

References

Contributors

  • Avon Gardens Trust