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Gate Piers at Entrance to Recreation Ground

A Grade II Listed Building in Chilton, County Durham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.666 / 54°39'57"N

Longitude: -1.5641 / 1°33'50"W

OS Eastings: 428214

OS Northings: 530189

OS Grid: NZ282301

Mapcode National: GBR KGJH.54

Mapcode Global: WHC53.YZCC

Plus Code: 9C6WMC8P+99

Entry Name: Gate Piers at Entrance to Recreation Ground

Listing Date: 14 June 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1121469

English Heritage Legacy ID: 112221

ID on this website: 101121469

Location: Chilton, County Durham, DL17

County: County Durham

Civil Parish: Chilton

Built-Up Area: Chilton

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Church of England Parish: Chilton, St Aidan

Church of England Diocese: Durham

Tagged with: Gatepost

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Description



NZ 23 SE CHILTON WEST CHILTON TERRACE
(North side, off)

6/15 Gate piers at
entrance to
Recreation Ground
II

Gate piers. Circa 1840, probably by I. Bonomi, for R.J. Eden of Windlestone
Hall, as entrance to Mausoleum. Resited 1972 as gift from Eden family.
Sandstone ashlar. 2 square-plan piers, c.3.5 metres high. Each has chamfered
plinth below channelled rustication, with impost string to central round-
headed open arch, under triglyph frieze and modillioned cornice. Swept coping
with ball finial. Scroll-topped inner pilaster jambs.

Source: information from clerk to Parish Council.


Listing NGR: NZ2821430189

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