2.3 Notable buildings and structures
The Parish is enriched by its legacy of fine
older buildings of architectural interest which contribute
greatly to the character of the area. Over 50 buildings and
structures are recognised as of national significance for
their special architectural and historic interest and have
been listed9. They span at least six centuries. The majority
of listed buildings are in Olveston and Tockington but others
are at Ingst, Lower Hazel, on Pilning Street and on Fern Hill.
A further 34 buildings and structures in the Parish have been
recorded by South Gloucestershire Council as of local architectural
or historic importance.
In Tockington, notable buildings include the
Swan Inn, Tockington Manor School, Grove House, Ivywell House,
Lower Farm and Little Brobury Farmhouse (all listed), the
Methodist Chapel (not listed) and houses and cottages around
The Green (many listed).
Olveston has a fine Parish church, St Mary's
(Grade II* ) with its Norman tower. Olveston Court (Grade
II*) was formerly a fortified manor house. Associated with
it are the Great Barn and the Bee Garden (both Grade II).
Near the War Memorial are the former Post Office and the White
Hart Inn and adjoining cottages on Church Hill (all listed).
Notable listed buildings along The Green and Catherine Hill
include Hill House (Grade II* ) with its Cider Barn and outbuildings
(Grade II), Beechcroft, Little Grange, Osborne House, Green
Farm, the Old Meeting House and Port Farm. Elsewhere, there
are listed buildings on The Street and New Road including
Churchill House, Cromwell House, The Elms and Paddock House;
on Haw Lane including Hawleaze, Hawkfield House and Granville
Lodge; and on Vicarage Lane - The Old Vicarage and 1 &
2 Longhaven. Olveston School Hall is on the local list.
Outside these two villages, notable listed buildings include
The Down House, Sheepcombe House, Lower Hazel Farm, Valley
Farmhouse at Ingst, Lower Woodhouse Farm on Fern Hill and
on Pilning Street, Pilning Farm House, Orchard Farmhouse and
Ostbridge Manor Farm, reputed to be the oldest residence in
the Parish.
Recorded structures of local interest worthy
of special care include medieval walls associated with Olveston
Court (listed), the traditional K7 telephone box in Tockington,
the Victorian letter box in Ingst, the boundary wall and lychgate
to the Friends’ burial ground in Lower Hazel, the sheepwash
on Washingpool Hill road, the village pumps in Olveston and
Old Down, an iron kissing gate in Haw Lane, the waggon wash
near Lower Hazel on Sheepcombe Farm land, and the ice house
near Tockington Manor School. |