Gates and Screen Across the Main (South West) Approach to Cholmondeley Castle
GATES AND SCREEN ACROSS THE MAIN (SOUTH WEST) APPROACH TO CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1330124
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Gates and Screen Across the Main (South West) Approach to Cholmondeley Castle
- Statutory Address:
- GATES AND SCREEN ACROSS THE MAIN (SOUTH WEST) APPROACH TO CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1330124
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jan-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 20-Feb-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Gates and Screen Across the Main (South West) Approach to Cholmondeley Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATES AND SCREEN ACROSS THE MAIN (SOUTH WEST) APPROACH TO CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE
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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:
- GATES AND SCREEN ACROSS THE MAIN (SOUTH WEST) APPROACH TO CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Cholmondeley
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 53487 51278
Details
SJ 55 SW CHOLMONDELEY C.P. CHOLMONDELEY PARK
1/13 Gates and screen across the main (S.W.) approach to Cholmondeley Castle (formerly listed as iron railings 12.1.67 and gate overthrow to W of Cholmondeley Castle) GV II* Gates and fencing across the south-west drive and across the flanking grass verges leading to the castle west front, 1722 by Robert Bakewell of Derbyshire (Jackson-Stops). The gates originally fronted the Old Hall but were refixed in their present position following its demolition in 1801. Wrought iron with stone end piers and dwarf wall beneath screen. Pair of high-standing gates, with elaborate overthrow, hung from built-up metal piers and flanked each side by two panels of railings, also with central built-up metal piers, standing on low stone wall. The outer ends of the screen have large panelled stone end-piers which support heraldic animals and elaborate ramped screen ends, based on scrolls and volutes. The screens are of square bars with spear and leaf cresting, water lily pendants and with volute and leaf dogbars as on the chapel gates (q.v.). The intermediate piers also have the decorative features of the chapel gate piers being similarly based on volutes, leaves, bobbins, sun motifs and with ogee caps. The gates, and main support piers, are plainer being based mainly on square bars. They rely on the segmental head of the gates, the high quality overthrow, the ogee pier caps, with cavetto cornice, and small ramped screen-end brackets for decoration. The dwarf wall, on which the screen rests, is chamfered with flush coping. The stone end-piers have moulded plinths, recessed panels and projecting cornices. They support a hound with shield (east) and Griffin with shield (west). Gervase Jackson-Stops in Country Life, 19 July 1984.
Listing NGR: SJ5348751278
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 56883
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 19 July, (1984)
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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