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224: 274: 31: 307: 1621: 1633: 170:, a Victorian house now owned by Gloucestershire County Council, built between 1867 and 1869. This replaced an older house built in 1826 which was known as Woodbine Hill which is also an alternative name for the gardens. The gardens were opened in 1933. The friends group which have managed the gardens since 2005, obtained the £50,000 grant from the 231:
There is a disused chapel located on the east side of the park, It is a Grade II* listed building. It is the chancel of the Leper's hospital chapel founded around the 12th century, the rest of the hospital stood on the opposite side of London Road. There are many carvings on the walls of the chapel
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building. It is made of moulded Ashlar stone with detailed carvings, and a flat composition roof. It has 10 sides, and sits upon a solid stone base. There is an open arcade of five bays on the south side, a solid wall of plain Ashlar on the north side, and three stone steps in a semi-circle which
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is a public park on London Road, Gloucester, England. It houses several historical monuments. The description in December 2020 stated: "Now a Council-owned public park covering about 1.6 hectares, Highfield Gardens is supported by an active Friends group which organises annual events".
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of the chapel was demolished in 1861. At this time the south and west doorways were taken down and reassembled in the chancel. The south doorway has flowers and rosettes carved into it, with cable and pellet symbols. There is a life-sized 13th-century effigy of
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A BBC article from August 2013 discussed the restoration of the entrance to Hillfield Gardens: "cleaned and repaired the stone piers supporting the gates, and new balustrading was fitted. The metal gates were also cleaned, repaired and repainted".
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stone pillars supporting a pair of wrought iron gates for vehicles, and a single wrought iron gate to the right hand side for pedestrians. The pillars have moulded bases, a recessed panel on each side, and moulded
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on the east and west sides. It was built around the 18th century, in the grounds of Marybone House. Its arcades and architectural details are said to come from a 14th Century Medieval market house in
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Community Spaces Program in 2013. This money was used to create add a sensory garden and a woodland walk area to Hillfield Gardens. Additionally a sculpture made by school children from
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link the main pillars. The lower half of the iron gates are decorated with circular patterns, and the top half has vertical poles decorated with
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which may have been made by pilgrims which may represent various saints days or religious festivals. The symbols include a
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called the King's Board which was demolished in 1780. The building was moved in the mid 19th century to the grounds of
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Scrivens Conduit is an elaborate Grade II* listed carved stone structure. It is made of Ashlar
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to the centre of Gloucester. It was removed in 1784 and rebuilt in a garden in
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influence. It was originally built in 1636, for Alderman John Scriven in
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and capstones. Railings with short pillars topped with moulded
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Urban park
Garden
Gloucester
England
Coordinates
51°52′10″N 2°13′49″W / 51.86944°N 2.23028°W / 51.86944; -2.23028 (Hillfield Gardens)
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Hillfield House
National Lottery
Denmark Road school
Grade II listed
Ashlar
cornices
copings
finials
gate lodge

fleur-de-lys
epiphany
Feast of the Cross
St Valentine
All Saints' Day
nave
Kyneburga
Saxon

decagonal
wing walls
Westgate Street

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