RETAINING WALLS AND STEPS SURROUNDING THE SITE OF THE GREAT CONSERVATORY

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1373843
Date first listed:: 19-Jun-1987
List Entry Name:: RETAINING WALLS AND STEPS SURROUNDING THE SITE OF THE GREAT CONSERVATORY
Statutory Address:: RETAINING WALLS AND STEPS SURROUNDING THE SITE OF THE GREAT CONSERVATORY

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1373843
Date first listed:: 19-Jun-1987
List Entry Name:: RETAINING WALLS AND STEPS SURROUNDING THE SITE OF THE GREAT CONSERVATORY
Statutory Address 1:: RETAINING WALLS AND STEPS SURROUNDING THE SITE OF THE GREAT CONSERVATORY

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:: RETAINING WALLS AND STEPS SURROUNDING THE SITE OF THE GREAT CONSERVATORY

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Derbyshire
District:: Derbyshire Dales (District Authority)
Parish:: Chatsworth
National Park:: PEAK DISTRICT
National Grid Reference:: SK 26217 69805

Details

PARISH OF CHATSWORTH CHATSWORTH GARDENS SK 2669 6/78 Retaining Walls and Steps surrounding the Site of The Great Conservatory GV II Retaining walls and steps around the large sunken area created for the demolished Great Conservatory. 1836-40 by Joseph Paxton. Coursed squared sandstone and ashlar. Large rectangular area with low retaining walls with flat copings. At the corners diagonal flights of stone steps with two landings, square piers and plain square caps. Some supporting urns. At the north end a pedestrian bridge over a pathway. Rusticated round arch with plain impost band. Coping and plain parapet with ball finials. Curving walls with urn finials. Steps up on either side of the bridge. The Gardens and Park are included on the Gardens Register at Grade I. Sources: G F Chadwick The Works of Joseph Paxton, Architectural Press 1961.

Listing NGR: SK2621769805

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Legacy System number:: 81644
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Chadwick, GF, The Works of Sir Joseph Paxton, (1961)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 10 Derbyshire,

Legal

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