Main gates, viewing terrace, and attached steps and pergola at Wensum Park

Wensum Park, Angel Road

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1068860
Date first listed:: 13-Jan-1995
List Entry Name:: Main gates, viewing terrace, and attached steps and pergola at Wensum Park
Statutory Address:: Wensum Park, Angel Road

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Date:: 2000-10-19
Reference:: IOE01/03081/04
Rights:: © Mr Peter Smee. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1068860
Date first listed:: 13-Jan-1995
List Entry Name:: Main gates, viewing terrace, and attached steps and pergola at Wensum Park
Statutory Address 1:: Wensum Park, Angel Road

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:: Wensum Park, Angel Road

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

County:: Norfolk
District:: Norwich (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TG 22524 09850

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 02/06/2020

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DRAYTON ROAD Main gates, viewing terrace, and attached steps and pergola at Wensum Park

II Park gates, viewing terrace, steps and pergola. 1921-1925. By A Sandys Winsch. Stone, wrought-iron and wood. Classical style. A pair of ashlar gatepiers with obelisk tops have wrought-iron gates. Attached to these is a balustraded viewing terrace from which descend two flights of steps to a lower level where there are an open pavilion and pergola supported on Tuscan columns with balustrading between. Wooden pergola frames. Central semicircular steps lead down to the park.

Wensum Park is included in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade II.

Listing NGR: TG2252409850

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Legacy System number:: 359888
Legacy System:: LBS

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 29 Norfolk,

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