Garden Walls at Besthorpe Hall
GARDEN WALLS AT BESTHORPE HALL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1342474
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jul-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Walls at Besthorpe Hall
- Statutory Address:
- GARDEN WALLS AT BESTHORPE HALL
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- Date:
- 2002-06-28
- Reference:
- IOE01/07590/05
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1342474
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jul-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Walls at Besthorpe Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- GARDEN WALLS AT BESTHORPE HALL
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.
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 WALLS AT BESTHORPE HALL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Besthorpe
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 06700 95485
Details
TM 09 NE BESTHORPE
2/53 Garden walls at 21.7.51 Besthorpe Hall
G.V. II
Garden walls. Brick. Late C16. Defines tilting ground to west of house with walls to north and south, part walled to east and a ha-ha retaining wall to west. Walls in English or mixed bond on plinth with saw toothed eaves cornice and moulded coping. Summerhouse abuts east side of east wall probably mid C17. Entrance arch to kitchen garden has polygonal engaged columns on square plinth either side of moulded arch carded on imposts. String course links heads of columns over arch. Overthrow above with 2 circular lunettes. Kitchen garden wall runs to south, returns east and again to north, each side with similar arch. Arch in entrance courtyard late C20 copy. 2 gate piers in courtyard C18 with pineapples as finials. 2 others C20 copies.
Listing NGR: TM0670095485
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 220300
- 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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