Description

BELSAY BELSAY
NZ 0878
26/21 Walled Garden and
Garden Cottages
north of Belsay Hall

GV II

Walled garden with lean-to sheds and garden cottages. Early C19 by Sir Charles
Monck. Dressed stone partly lined in brick. Lakeland slate roofs.

In 2 sections.

On east side, vegetable garden has walls c.15 ft. high around north and east
sides, lower walls around other two sides. Pattern of flat pilasters and close-
set gabled crenellations. Segment-headed carriage entry with panelled doubled
doors, on east side. Cottage in north-west corner: irregular plan, largely
single storey with 2-storey, 1-bay section in centre. 6-panel door and various
windows including 6-pane sashes and 15-pane casements. Single-storey parts
have gabled roofs, 2-storey part has shallow pyramidal roof. Tall square
corniced stacks.

West of this more walling in similar style, c. 150 yards long, broken near
centre by another later C19 2-storey, 3-bay cottage with panelled door, sash
windows and gabled roof, which is included for group value.

Listing NGR: NZ0884578524

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26294760

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)