BALUSTRADE, TWO SETS OF STEPS AND STONE BENCH ON SOUTH SIDE OF NEWBY HALL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1213089
Date first listed:: 29-Oct-1987
List Entry Name:: BALUSTRADE, TWO SETS OF STEPS AND STONE BENCH ON SOUTH SIDE OF NEWBY HALL
Statutory Address:: BALUSTRADE, TWO SETS OF STEPS AND STONE BENCH ON SOUTH SIDE OF NEWBY HALL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1213089
Date first listed:: 29-Oct-1987
List Entry Name:: BALUSTRADE, TWO SETS OF STEPS AND STONE BENCH ON SOUTH SIDE OF NEWBY HALL
Statutory Address 1:: BALUSTRADE, TWO SETS OF STEPS AND STONE BENCH ON SOUTH SIDE OF NEWBY HALL

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:: BALUSTRADE, TWO SETS OF STEPS AND STONE BENCH ON SOUTH SIDE OF NEWBY HALL

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District:: North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Newby with Mulwith
National Grid Reference:: SE 34778 67402

Details

SE 36 NW NEWBY WITH MULWITH NEWBY PARK

1/37 Balustrade, 2 sets of steps and stone bench on south side of Newby Hall

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Balustrade, 2 flights of steps to south and bench to west. c1875 probably designed by William Burges for Henry Vyner and Lady Mary Vyner. Ashlar. The balustrade encloses the parterre on the south side of the house, and projects southwards to enclose a garden pond. The balusters are bulbous, piers have urns and ball finials. The bench at the west end is curved, with central urn and ball finials crowning the curved back. William Burges was employed by Lady Mary Vyner to design the Church of Christ the Consoler (qv) and he was involved with the first stages of the south garden and statue walk (qv). J Cornforth, 'Newby in the 19th Century', Country Life, Dec 25 (1980).

Listing NGR: SE3477867402

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Legacy System number:: 331794
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
'Country Life' in 25 December, (1980)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 32 North Yorkshire,

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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.