Description

BISHOP AUCKLAND

NZ2130 AUCKLAND CASTLE PARK
634-1/8/88 (South side (off))
Garden and drive walls and railings
south of Auckland Castle drive

GV II

Walls enclosing kitchen garden, and railings attached
enclosing Auckland Castle Park. C18 and C19 walls, C19
railings. Coursed squared stone walls with ashlar dressings
and brick inner leaf. Wrought-iron railings and gates, with
founder's mark A&I Mawe & Co., Glasgow, London & Dublin.
Large garden south of Castle Lodge (qv) extends down hill to
River Gaunless and is enclosed by walls with rubble outer and
brick inner leaves, with ashlar coping. Formerly heated wall,
flues and arches now blocked. Across garden a further terrace
wall divides the area into two. North wall partly a retaining
wall, with battlemented parapets on side facing drive to
Auckland Castle (qv) and park. From north-east corner of
garden railings run east and return to join the east wall of
the castle garden (qv), with vehicle gate and kissing gate in
return section. Plain wrought-iron rails pass through flat
wrought-iron posts; gates have diagonal bracing, and S-shaped
handle from opening edge principal lying along top rail. Gate
posts are tapered octagonal cast-iron with moulded tops, and
founder's mark partly obscured by paint.

Listing NGR: NZ2141230147

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26585208

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