Latitude: 53.1045 / 53°6'16"N
Longitude: -2.6915 / 2°41'29"W
OS Eastings: 353802
OS Northings: 356590
OS Grid: SJ538565
Mapcode National: GBR 7L.8DQ6
Mapcode Global: WH88X.M7KC
Plus Code: 9C5V4835+QC
Entry Name: Stone Elephant and Castle in Garden of Elephant and Castle Cottage
Listing Date: 29 October 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1138623
English Heritage Legacy ID: 56867
ID on this website: 101138623
Location: Peckforton, Cheshire East, Cheshire, CW6
County: Cheshire East
Civil Parish: Peckforton
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Bunbury St Boniface
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Cottage
SJ 55 NW PECKFORTON STONE HOUSE LANE
(West Side)
1/28 Stone elephant and
castle in garden of
Elephant and Castle
Cottage.
II
Carving of elephant with Castle howdah, circa 1859, by John Watson, a
local stonemason. Red sandstone, high standing, the elephant and its
base carved from a single piece of stone and the three-tier castle
from a second piece. The elephant stands on a large flat base and has
a saddle with straps and tassels which forms the base for the castle.
The castle has a gatehouse, surmounted by a turret with crenellations
and arrow slots, which leads to a keep with matching corner turrets.
The castle walls are marked with courses and there are arches over the
windows, which contain glass.
Listing NGR: SJ5380256590
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