Description

SEATON DELAVAL SEATON DELAVAL HALL NZ 3276 13/90 Ha-Ha wall with angle bastions and statues enclosing Seaton Delaval Hall and Church of Our Lady GV II Ha-Ha wall with angle bastions and statues, early C18. Ha-Ha squared stone, bastions ashlar, statues lead on ashlar pedestals. Wall encloses rectangular area 360 x 220 metres, with Seaton Delaval Hall (q.v.) at centre of north side. Wall 2 metres high, circular angle bastions 3.5 metres high, flat coping. Bastions have each contained a classical statue, now removed; Samson slaying Philistine in north-east, removed to garden (q.v.); David and Goliath in north- west, Diana in south-east. Statues on panelled pedestals with plinth and cornice. In south-west bastion only pedestal plinth remains.

Diana removed to Orangery (q.v.), David and Goliath away for repair, at time of survey.

Wall between north-east bastion and Hall has been rebuilt and is not of special interest.

Listing NGR: NZ3217476300

External Links

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