WALLS ENCLOSING WITTON CASTLE GARDENS ON WEST AND SOUTH, WITH HA-HA

WALLS ENCLOSING WITTON CASTLE GARDENS ON WEST AND SOUTH, WITH HA-HA, SLOSHES LANE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1338596
Date first listed:: 30-Sep-1987
List Entry Name:: WALLS ENCLOSING WITTON CASTLE GARDENS ON WEST AND SOUTH, WITH HA-HA
Statutory Address:: WALLS ENCLOSING WITTON CASTLE GARDENS ON WEST AND SOUTH, WITH HA-HA, SLOSHES LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1338596
Date first listed:: 30-Sep-1987
List Entry Name:: WALLS ENCLOSING WITTON CASTLE GARDENS ON WEST AND SOUTH, WITH HA-HA
Statutory Address 1:: WALLS ENCLOSING WITTON CASTLE GARDENS ON WEST AND SOUTH, WITH HA-HA, SLOSHES LANE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: WALLS ENCLOSING WITTON CASTLE GARDENS ON WEST AND SOUTH, WITH HA-HA, SLOSHES LANE

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District:: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Evenwood and Barony
National Grid Reference:: NZ 15447 30346

Details

EVENWOOD AND BARONY SLOSHES LANE NZ 13 SE (South side) 2/31 (inset) Walls enclosing Witton Castle gardens on west and south, with ha-ha

GV II

Ha-ha and former kitchen garden wall. Medieval and early-mid C19. Ha-ha coursed squared sandstone with rusticated dressings; west garden wall sandstone rubble with quoins and ashlar and yellow brick dressings. Serpentine ha-ha wall with shaped overhanging coping extends along south of castle gardens and steps up at west to high west garden wall. This has square tower at south and round turret at north ends; internal face has low segmental brick-lined arches supporting walk along embattled parapet; arches now partly blocked, to form seats. South tower has 3-light east opening, containing door and 2 windows, with chamfered stone mullions; steps removed. North turret has Tudor-arched door under north steps.

Listing NGR: NZ1544730346

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.