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Latitude: 52.9873 / 52°59'14"N
Longitude: -1.8901 / 1°53'24"W
OS Eastings: 407471
OS Northings: 343338
OS Grid: SK074433
Mapcode National: GBR 37K.NY7
Mapcode Global: WHBD4.Y53P
Plus Code: 9C4WX4P5+WW
Entry Name: Summerhouse, and retaining wall and urns to terrace south of the conservatory
Listing Date: 3 January 1967
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1037877
English Heritage Legacy ID: 275107
ID on this website: 101037877
Location: Farley, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, ST10
County: Staffordshire
District: Staffordshire Moorlands
Civil Parish: Farley
Built-Up Area: Alton Park
Traditional County: Staffordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire
Church of England Parish: Alton St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
Tagged with: Building
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SK 0643-0743
12/112
FARLEY C.P.
ALTON PARK
Summerhouse, and retaining wall and urns to terrace south of the conservatory
(Formerly listed as Small Temple near Greenhouse)
3/1/67
GV
II
Summerhouse, grotto, wall and urns. Early C19. Ashlar. Circular summerhouse to the east end of the terrace facing west. One storey; three open bays with Tuscan columns and pilasters; heavy cornice to moulded ashlar dome with pineapple finial. The east side has a round-headed window flanked by Tuscan pilasters. An approximately 229 metre length of retaining wall is interspersed by panelled piers and is surmounted by a flat coping and urns, at its east end is a grotto immediately beneath the summerhouse. Towards the centre is a segmental arched recess, and a doorway leading to a small chamber beneath the terrace, the western part of the wall climbs up towards the west in a series of ramped steps.
This item forms part of the important garden layout at Alton Towers (q.v.)
which is included at Grade I on the HBMC Garden Register.
Listing NGR: SK0747143338
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