HA HA Wall With Angle Bastions and Statues Enclosing Seaton Delaval Hall and Church of Our Lady
HA HA WALL WITH ANGLE BASTIONS AND STATUES ENCLOSING SEATON DELAVAL HALL AND CHURCH OF OUR LADY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1041323
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- HA HA Wall With Angle Bastions and Statues Enclosing Seaton Delaval Hall and Church of Our Lady
- Statutory Address:
- HA HA WALL WITH ANGLE BASTIONS AND STATUES ENCLOSING SEATON DELAVAL HALL AND CHURCH OF OUR LADY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1041323
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- HA HA Wall With Angle Bastions and Statues Enclosing Seaton Delaval Hall and Church of Our Lady
- Statutory Address 1:
- HA HA WALL WITH ANGLE BASTIONS AND STATUES ENCLOSING SEATON DELAVAL HALL AND CHURCH OF OUR LADY
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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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- HA HA WALL WITH ANGLE BASTIONS AND STATUES ENCLOSING SEATON DELAVAL HALL AND CHURCH OF OUR LADY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Seaton Valley
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 32174 76300
Details
SEATON DELAVAL SEATON DELAVAL HALL NZ 3276 13/90 Ha-Ha wall with angle bastions and statues enclosing Seaton Delaval Hall and Church of Our Lady GV II Ha-Ha wall with angle bastions and statues, early C18. Ha-Ha squared stone, bastions ashlar, statues lead on ashlar pedestals. Wall encloses rectangular area 360 x 220 metres, with Seaton Delaval Hall (q.v.) at centre of north side. Wall 2 metres high, circular angle bastions 3.5 metres high, flat coping. Bastions have each contained a classical statue, now removed; Samson slaying Philistine in north-east, removed to garden (q.v.); David and Goliath in north- west, Diana in south-east. Statues on panelled pedestals with plinth and cornice. In south-west bastion only pedestal plinth remains.
Diana removed to Orangery (q.v.), David and Goliath away for repair, at time of survey.
Wall between north-east bastion and Hall has been rebuilt and is not of special interest.
Listing NGR: NZ3217476300
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 236054
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 31 Northumberland,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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