Entrance Gates and Railings to the Wilderness 150 Metres West of Belton House

ENTRANCE GATES AND RAILINGS TO THE WILDERNESS 150 METRES WEST OF BELTON HOUSE, BELTON PARK

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1194863
Date first listed:
21-Sept-1979
Statutory Address:
ENTRANCE GATES AND RAILINGS TO THE WILDERNESS 150 METRES WEST OF BELTON HOUSE, BELTON PARK
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1194863
Date first listed:
21-Sept-1979
Date of most recent amendment:
14-Nov-1994
Statutory Address 1:
ENTRANCE GATES AND RAILINGS TO THE WILDERNESS 150 METRES WEST OF BELTON HOUSE, BELTON PARK

Location

Statutory Address:
ENTRANCE GATES AND RAILINGS TO THE WILDERNESS 150 METRES WEST OF BELTON HOUSE, BELTON PARK

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

County:
Lincolnshire
District:
South Kesteven (District Authority)
Parish:
Belton and Manthorpe
National Grid Reference:
SK9281639346

Details

BELTON & MANTHORPE
SK9239 BELTON PARK, Belton
1315-0/8/75 (West side)
21/09/79 Entrance gates and railings to The
Wilderness, 150m west of Belton
House
(Formerly Listed as:
BELTON PARK, Belton
Railings, piers and gates at
entrance to the Wilderness W of
Belton House)
GV II*

Entrance gateway and railings on the west side of Belton House
Drive. Early C18, resited mid C18, and extended C19. L-plan.
Wrought-iron gate with side screens and overthrow with crest,
flanked by 3 bays of railing with ornamental panels, on a
stone plinth. Beyond, square ashlar piers with plinths,
blind-arcaded tops and moulded cornices, topped with urns.
Beyond, to north, bordering Belton House Drive, a C19
cast-iron spearhead railing with stone plinth and square
piers, approx 150m long. To the south east, a similar railing,
approx loom long, with an off-centre double gateway and square
ashlar piers. At the east end, a smaller gate.
The main gateway was formerly at Hough Hall.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N, Harris J & Antram N:
Lincolnshire: London: 1964-1989: 139).


Listing NGR: SK9281639346

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
382859
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Harris, J, Antram, N, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, (1989), 139

Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 27 Lincolnshire,

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Ordnance survey map of Entrance Gates and Railings to the Wilderness 150 Metres West of Belton House

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