GARDEN WALLS, SEATS AND TUNNEL TO EAST OF NEWSTEAD ABBEY

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1227524
Date first listed:: 27-Apr-1987
List Entry Name:: GARDEN WALLS, SEATS AND TUNNEL TO EAST OF NEWSTEAD ABBEY
Statutory Address:: GARDEN WALLS, SEATS AND TUNNEL TO EAST OF NEWSTEAD ABBEY

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1227524
Date first listed:: 27-Apr-1987
List Entry Name:: GARDEN WALLS, SEATS AND TUNNEL TO EAST OF NEWSTEAD ABBEY
Statutory Address 1:: GARDEN WALLS, SEATS AND TUNNEL TO EAST OF NEWSTEAD ABBEY

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:: GARDEN WALLS, SEATS AND TUNNEL TO EAST OF NEWSTEAD ABBEY

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

County:: Nottinghamshire
District:: Gedling (District Authority)
Parish:: Newstead
National Grid Reference:: SK 54374 53774

Details

NEWSTEAD NEWSTEAD PARK SK 55 SW 1/110 Garden walls, seats and tunnel to east of Newstead Abbey G.V. II

Garden walls. Early C18 and early C20. Coursed and squared rubble. Ashlar dressings. Buttressed walls have ramped slab copings. C plan. North west corner has moulded semi-circular seat and adjoining balustrade, early C20. North terrace wall has lower ramped central section with ball finials. To left, pair of wrought iron gates with square piers and ball finials. North east corner has view stopper with ramped crenellated parapet, remains of central crest, and a pair of pierced obelisk finials. South wall has 2 square piers, central tunnel with keystoned semi-circular head, and off-centre moulded stone seat. South east corner has on each side a pair of wrought iron gates with square piers and pierced obelisk finials.

Listing NGR: SK5437453774

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Legacy System number:: 425372
Legacy System:: LBS

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 33 Nottinghamshire,

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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.