The Dark Passage, Joining the Orangery to Lyme Park
THE DARK PASSAGE, JOINING THE ORANGERY TO LYME PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1277338
- Date first listed:
- 17-Nov-1983
- List Entry Name:
- The Dark Passage, Joining the Orangery to Lyme Park
- Statutory Address:
- THE DARK PASSAGE, JOINING THE ORANGERY TO LYME PARK
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- Date:
- 2001-10-12
- Reference:
- IOE01/05362/17
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1277338
- Date first listed:
- 17-Nov-1983
- List Entry Name:
- The Dark Passage, Joining the Orangery to Lyme Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE DARK PASSAGE, JOINING THE ORANGERY TO 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:
- THE DARK PASSAGE, JOINING THE ORANGERY TO 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 96499 82374
Details
SJ 98 SE LYME HANDLEY C.P. LYME PARK
4/62 The Dark Passage, joining the Orangery to Lyme Park.
GV II
Passage to Kitchen and enclosed store-rooms under east terrace: 1815 by Lewis Wyatt for Sir Thomas Legh. Coursed rubble sandstone, some brick and sandstone slabs used in later addition. Curving barrel-vaulted passage to kitchen where doorcase has semi-circular rusticated head. Extended above ground where lit by rebated single-lights divided by iron bar and with wedged and cambered lintels with false keystones. Rebated, rectangular doorcase at north end re-used from early C19. Enclosed store-rooms are lit by ovolo-moulded mullioned transomed windows and a semi-circular head door leads down steps into a game store of 4 brick, groined vaults spring from a central square pillar. The outer wall alongside the Orangery carries carved stone urns.
The vaulted room was originally designed to contain a dairy and a circular shell grotto.
Listing NGR: SJ9648982374
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 407199
- 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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