Terrace Revetment Walls, Up to 50 Metres to the West of Lyme Park
TERRACE REVETMENT WALLS, UP TO 50 METRES TO THE WEST OF LYME PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1277276
- Date first listed:
- 17-Nov-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Terrace Revetment Walls, Up to 50 Metres to the West of Lyme Park
- Statutory Address:
- TERRACE REVETMENT WALLS, UP TO 50 METRES TO THE WEST OF LYME PARK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1277276
- Date first listed:
- 17-Nov-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Terrace Revetment Walls, Up to 50 Metres to the West of Lyme Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- TERRACE REVETMENT WALLS, UP TO 50 METRES TO THE WEST OF LYME PARK
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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:
- TERRACE REVETMENT WALLS, UP TO 50 METRES TO THE WEST OF LYME PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley
- National Park:
- Peak District
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 96378 82350
Details
SJ 98 SE LYME HANDLEY C.P. LYME PARK
4/69 Terrace revetment walls, up to 50m to the west of Lyme Park.
GV II
Terrace revetment walls; some C17 masonry, tongue in front of west front 1821 by Lewis Wyatt (repaired buttress dated 1877) with repairs and rebuilds of C18, C19 and C20.
Northern element: coursed, squared buff sandstone rubble. Includes end wall of C17 brewhouse, remainder C18 with 3-stage, dressed sandstone buttresses later C19.
Central tongue: Hammer-dressed sandstone with massive raking buttresses at western corners with semi-circular ashlar stone seats in the top. 3-stage buttresses with raking coping.
Southern element: Coursed, squared buff sandstone rubble. 2-stage rubble stone buttresses with raking tops.
The northern element is surmounted by spear railings listed with the gate piers (q.v.). The remainder has a low plain railing set into the coping stones (some numbered as at Hamper's Bridge (q.v.)) between plain square piers.
Listing NGR: SJ9638782342
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 407218
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 6 Cheshire,
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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