Entrance Gateway to Mesnes Park
ENTRANCE GATEWAY TO MESNES PARK, MESNES PARK TERRACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384497
- Date first listed:
- 08-Dec-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Gateway to Mesnes Park
- Statutory Address:
- ENTRANCE GATEWAY TO MESNES PARK, MESNES PARK TERRACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384497
- Date first listed:
- 08-Dec-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Gateway to Mesnes Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENTRANCE GATEWAY TO MESNES PARK, MESNES PARK TERRACE
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:
- ENTRANCE GATEWAY TO MESNES PARK, MESNES PARK TERRACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wigan (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 58113 06214
Details
WIGAN
SD5806SW MESNES PARK TERRACE
24-1/6/47 (North side)
Entrance gateway to Mesnes Park
GV II
Gate piers and gates forming entrance to park. Dated 1878.
Sandstone ashlar gate piers, cast-iron gates. Square piers,
the inner pair banded and with pulvinated friezes, moulded
cornices and large ball finials, the outer piers plain with
moulded cornices and blocking courses. Double gates to the
centre, with twisted dogbars and elaborate openwork with
Jacobean motifs, and in the centre of each a roundel with
Wigan shield and date 1878; pedestrian side gates in similar
style.
Listing NGR: SD5811306214
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 484931
- 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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