Mainsforth Hall South Entrance Gate Piers and Gates on East Boundary
MAINSFORTH HALL SOUTH ENTRANCE GATE PIERS AND GATES ON EAST BOUNDARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1322829
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Mainsforth Hall South Entrance Gate Piers and Gates on East Boundary
- Statutory Address:
- MAINSFORTH HALL SOUTH ENTRANCE GATE PIERS AND GATES ON EAST BOUNDARY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1322829
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Mainsforth Hall South Entrance Gate Piers and Gates on East Boundary
- Statutory Address 1:
- MAINSFORTH HALL SOUTH ENTRANCE GATE PIERS AND GATES ON EAST BOUNDARY
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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:
- MAINSFORTH HALL SOUTH ENTRANCE GATE PIERS AND GATES ON EAST BOUNDARY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bishop Middleham
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 31428 31568
Details
NZ 33 SW BISHOP MIDDLEHAM MAINSFORTH
7/14 Mainsforth Hall south entrance gate piers and gates on east boundary GV II
Gate piers and gates, formerly entrance to Mainsforth Hall (now demolished). Piers probably early C18, restored C19; gates late C19/early C20. Sandstone ashlar piers, wrought iron gates. Right pier partly renewed. Square rusticated piers, with plinths, collars and cornices, have stepped coping curving in to large pineapple finials. Inner wrought iron panels support gates, which are divided into 4 square panels and surmounted by high clusters of scrolls. Each panel is further quartered, and filled with scrolls, water leaves and pierced tendrils, the lower panels with more decoration than the upper. Side panels in similar style.
Source: V.C.H. III, p.208.
Formerly listed in civil parish of Mainsforth.
Listing NGR: NZ3142831568
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 112220
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Derby, (1905), 208
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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