Gate Piers, Gates and Railings to Birkenhead Park
GATE PIERS, GATES AND RAILINGS TO BIRKENHEAD PARK, ASHVILLE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201587
- Date first listed:
- 10-Aug-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Gate Piers, Gates and Railings to Birkenhead Park
- Statutory Address:
- GATE PIERS, GATES AND RAILINGS TO BIRKENHEAD PARK, ASHVILLE ROAD
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- Reference:
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201587
- Date first listed:
- 10-Aug-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Gate Piers, Gates and Railings to Birkenhead Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATE PIERS, GATES AND RAILINGS TO BIRKENHEAD PARK, ASHVILLE ROAD
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:
- GATE PIERS, GATES AND RAILINGS TO BIRKENHEAD PARK, ASHVILLE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wirral (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 30629 89123
Details
BIRKENHEAD
SJ3089 ASHVILLE ROAD 789-1/7/21 (West side) Gate piers, gates and railings to Birkenhead Park
GV II
Gate piers, gates and railings to Birkenhead Park. c1843-47. Two ashlar gate piers with incised panels and shallow pyramidal copings. Plain Cast-iron gates. Cast-iron spear-head railings mounted on low stone base wall, with scrolled braces to intermediate rails. Part of the original development of the park, laid out by Joseph Paxton between 1844 and 1847. The gates are the only original gates to survive, and are embossed with the name of the founder, Coltam and Hallen, London.
Listing NGR: SJ3062989123
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 389117
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 28 Merseyside,
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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