Gates, Gatepiers and Screen Walls to West of Matfen Hall
GATES, GATEPIERS AND SCREEN WALLS TO WEST OF MATFEN HALL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1042787
- Date first listed:
- 28-Apr-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Gates, Gatepiers and Screen Walls to West of Matfen Hall
- Statutory Address:
- GATES, GATEPIERS AND SCREEN WALLS TO WEST OF MATFEN HALL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1042787
- Date first listed:
- 28-Apr-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Gates, Gatepiers and Screen Walls to West of Matfen Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATES, GATEPIERS AND SCREEN WALLS TO WEST OF MATFEN HALL
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.
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:
- GATES, GATEPIERS AND SCREEN WALLS TO WEST OF MATFEN HALL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Matfen
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 02916 71520
Details
MATFEN MATFEN NZ 07 SW
14/191 Gates, gatepiers and screen wall 28.4.69 to west of Matfen Hall
GV II*
Gatepiers, gates and screen walls. Early C18 and early C19. Ashlar and iron.
C18 square piers with shell niches, pulvinated oak-leaf friezes and moulded cornices. Urn finials on large scrolled bracket bases. The urns have faces and swags.
Flanking,low, corniced quadrant walls ending in C19 square corniced piers with C19 square corniced piers pyramidal caps. C19 gates have ramped-down top rail, simple pointed railings and half railings.
Listing NGR: NZ0291671520
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 238675
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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