Moorish Temple and Attached Terrace in Elvaston Castle Gardens
MOORISH TEMPLE AND ATTACHED TERRACE IN ELVASTON CASTLE GARDENS, BORROWASH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1096396
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Moorish Temple and Attached Terrace in Elvaston Castle Gardens
- Statutory Address:
- MOORISH TEMPLE AND ATTACHED TERRACE IN ELVASTON CASTLE GARDENS, BORROWASH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1096396
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Moorish Temple and Attached Terrace in Elvaston Castle Gardens
- Statutory Address 1:
- MOORISH TEMPLE AND ATTACHED TERRACE IN ELVASTON CASTLE GARDENS, BORROWASH ROAD
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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:
- MOORISH TEMPLE AND ATTACHED TERRACE IN ELVASTON CASTLE GARDENS, BORROWASH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- South Derbyshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Elvaston
- National Grid Reference:
- SK4070732803
Details
SK 43 SW
2/28
PARISH OF ELVASTON
BORROWASH ROAD
(West Side)
Moorish Temple and Attached Terrace in Elvaston Castle Gardens
II
Garden pavilion and attached terrace. c1860, built for the Earl
of Harrington and designed by William Barron. Rock faced stone
with concrete and tile dressings, plus raised stone band between
basement and upper floor. Belled felted roof with wide
overhanging eaves and pierced decorative bargeboards to gables
and eaves. Single storey plus basement and single bay, with
raised terrace attached to south side. The shape of the
pavilion is bizarre with tapering basement walls and upper, side
walls curving in about half way up and curving outwards to the
top. North elevation has an advanced bay to centre with a
trefoil headed niche to basement and above, a large circular
window with diagonal tracery and a frilly edged surround,
created with the use of curved tiles, plus a delicate iron
balcony, with shell motifs to front and sides. West and east
sides have oval windows, also with diagonal tracery, in
bracketed moulded concrete surrounds, that to east above a
blocked four-centred arched basement door and that to west above
similar door and an ogee headed window. East window has the
remains of heraldic paintings to the inner edge. All the
windows originally had diamond pane metal glazing, most of which
is now missing. South side has a raised terrace, with steps to
sides and diamond paved top, which leads up to a trefoil headed
doorcase with similar headed niche above with large 'H' topped
by a coronet, within. One of a series of similar buildings
erected during the creation of lavish gardens, designed by
William Barron, between 1830 and 1860, which are included in the
Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade II*.
Listing NGR: SK4070732803
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 83013
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 10 Derbyshire,
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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