Description

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TQ 46 SW
785-/12/10006

SHIRE LANE
High Elms Country Park
Eton Fives Court

(Formerly listed as Eton Fives Court, High Elms Estate, SHIRE LANE (off))

GV
II
Eton Fives Court, c1840. Built of brick in English bond, the interior rendered. Roof has temporary C20 structure of wood and corrugated sheeting.

Walls have plinth and coping and terminate in piers. Projection to left-hand side. The game is a hand ball game for two pairs of players using a small ball which is struck with either a bare or gloved hand. The design of the court is based on part of the College Chapel at Eton, against which the game was originally played. A replica of part of the chapel steps, wall and buttress forms the court, within which the game takes place. The first courts date from c1840 and this example dates from soon after that date. It is recommended for its architectural and historic interest as an example of a rare type of building which at the time of survey was still in use for its original purpose.

Listing NGR: TQ4458463409

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26482076

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability