Folly to north of Middle Fish Pond, known as Lady's Cave or Picnic Bower

Lady's Cave or Picnic Bower, Folly to north of Middle Fish Pond, Allerton Park

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1149954
Date first listed:: 29-Sep-1985
List Entry Name:: Folly to north of Middle Fish Pond, known as Lady's Cave or Picnic Bower
Statutory Address:: Lady's Cave or Picnic Bower, Folly to north of Middle Fish Pond, Allerton Park

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1149954
Date first listed:: 29-Sep-1985
List Entry Name:: Folly to north of Middle Fish Pond, known as Lady's Cave or Picnic Bower
Statutory Address 1:: Lady's Cave or Picnic Bower, Folly to north of Middle Fish Pond, Allerton Park

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Lady's Cave or Picnic Bower, Folly to north of Middle Fish Pond, Allerton Park

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton
National Grid Reference:: SE 41146 58784

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18 January 2024 to reformat the text to current standards

SE 45 NW 3/11

ALLERTON MAULEVERER WITH HOPPERTON ALLERTON PARK Folly to north of Middle Fish Pond, known as Lady's Cave or Picnic Bower

GV II Folly or grotto. Late C18-early C19. Red brick, limestone rubble and ashlar. Stone slate roof. Single storey, three bays. Central round-arched opening on south east side with a pair of low wrought-iron gates; fleur-de-lis finials to bars. Flanking pairs of round-arched niches, the inner pair wider than the outer. Ashlar bands below niches and at impost level; also above the accentuated rusticated voussoirs to central arch and niches. Entablature above composed of alternating rusticated panels and groups of cast-iron balusters. The central portion, above the arch, is destroyed. Single pitch roof.

Rear: red brick, Flemish bond. Left and right returns: round-headed window opening with rusticated voussoirs.

Interior: Walls lined in brick, stone flag floor. Framed wooden ceiling fastened by iron bolts to roof structure above.

Listing NGR: SE 41146 58784

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Legacy System:: LBS

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 32 North Yorkshire,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.