▁impress ive ▁cast - r ion ▁entry ▁gates . ▁A ▁cur ved ▁entry ▁drive way ▁is ▁plant ed ▁with ▁pyg my ▁date ▁pal ms ▁( P ho enix ▁ro eb elen ii ). ▁ ▁Cond ition ▁▁ ▁As ▁at ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁the ▁item ' s ▁condition ▁was ▁basically ▁" der el ict "; ▁" po or ▁condition ▁particularly ▁internally ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁det ract s ▁from ▁its ▁significance ▁the ▁dil ap id ated ▁condition ▁and ▁extensive ▁reconst ruction ▁required , ▁conservation ▁should ▁take ▁place ▁within ▁a ▁framework ▁of ▁adaptation ▁to ▁a ▁compatible ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁generate ▁the ▁necessary ▁fund ing . ▁Several ▁large ▁trees ▁have ▁died ▁The ▁front ▁garden ▁still ▁exhib its ▁its ▁early ▁planning ▁with ▁many ▁original ▁trees ▁surv iving The ▁front ▁f ence ▁and ▁gates ▁are ▁in ▁reasonable ▁order ▁ground ▁levels ▁around ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁heavy ▁under g row th ▁are ▁ex ac erb ating ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁rising ▁d amp ▁in ▁the ▁adjacent ▁rooms ... ▁ ▁Mod ifications ▁and ▁dates ▁▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁( qu oting ) ▁several ▁large ▁trees ▁have ▁died ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁adapt ively ▁re used ▁and ▁extended ▁for ▁office ▁use ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁sk yl ight ▁inserted ▁ ▁Further ▁information ▁▁ ▁The ▁poor ▁condition ▁particularly ▁internally ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁det ract s ▁from ▁its ▁significance , ▁which ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁is ▁derived ▁largely ▁from ▁its ▁surv iving ▁form