Garden Wall, With Statues and 2 Sets of Gate Piers, Adjoining to East of Lartington Hall
GARDEN WALL, WITH STATUES AND 2 SETS OF GATE PIERS, ADJOINING TO EAST OF LARTINGTON HALL, LARTINGTON LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323083
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Wall, With Statues and 2 Sets of Gate Piers, Adjoining to East of Lartington Hall
- Statutory Address:
- GARDEN WALL, WITH STATUES AND 2 SETS OF GATE PIERS, ADJOINING TO EAST OF LARTINGTON HALL, LARTINGTON LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323083
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Wall, With Statues and 2 Sets of Gate Piers, Adjoining to East of Lartington Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- GARDEN WALL, WITH STATUES AND 2 SETS OF GATE PIERS, ADJOINING TO EAST OF LARTINGTON HALL, LARTINGTON LANE
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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:
- GARDEN WALL, WITH STATUES AND 2 SETS OF GATE PIERS, ADJOINING TO EAST OF LARTINGTON HALL, LARTINGTON LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Lartington
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 02212 17765
Details
LARTINGTON LARTINGTON LANE NZ 0217 (North side, off) 32/93 Garden wall, with statues and 2 sets of gate-piers, adjoining to east of Lartington Hall GV II Garden wall, surmounted by statues and ornaments, and 2 sets of gate-piers. Circa 1867, probably designed by J.A. Hansom who is said to have laid out the gardens; Muse of Literature statue signed by R. Borrowdale of Barnard Castle. Wall: exterior face of-rock-faced stone;garden face of red brick bordered by buff brick with stone bands and coping. Cast cement and carved stone statues and ornaments. Stone gate-piers and wall buttresses. Wall, attached to porte- cochère of hall, runs east for about 55 metres; gate piers at centre and at right-angles to east end (park entrance).
Wall, 1.0 metre tall at west and 2.5 metres tall to east, is ramped down at east end. Exterior face has chamfered plinth and sloped coping. Buttressed garden face. Surmounting every rusticated buttress is either a krater-shaped urn, an orb finial or a statue. From west to east the statues represent: a young, robed man with foot resting on a beehive, holding a bowl; Muse of painting, palette in hand, with the other hand holding a laurel wreath resting on a herm; small boy with 2 fish; Venus; lady with pitcher in hand and platter of fruit on her head; young boy with bird.
Tall rusticated gate-piers with corniced caps. Central set surmounted by life- sized statues of Hercules and Bacchus; park entrance set with statues of Demeter and the Muse of Literature.
Included for group value.
Listing NGR: NZ0221217765
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 111260
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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