Description

BELTON & MANTHORPE
SK93NW BELTON PARK, Belton
1315-0/4/109 (East side)
21/09/79 Bellmount Tower
(Formerly Listed as:
BELTON PARK, Belton
Bellmount Tower at E end of
Bellmount Avenue)
II*

Viewing tower in the form of a tall arch. Mid C18, remodelled
c1780, damaged by fire 1841, restored c1989. By Samuel Smith
and the mason William Grey. Coursed squared stone, partly
rendered, with hipped slate roof topped with a turned wooden
balustrade. Wide coved eaves. 2 stages. Tall round headed
archway with keystone and impost bands. Under the arch, a
rebated round headed doorway on either side. The upper stage
has a Venetian window with bracket keystones to the
sidelights. Above it, 2 small round windows. At the rear,
similar fenestration with a blank Venetian window. On either
side, a stepped brick buttress, that to the right with stair
lights in the angle. The building formerly had wings, which
were removed c1780, on the advice of Philip Yorke.
One of several estate buildings commissioned by Sir John
Brownlow, Viscount Tyrconnel, of Belton House, between 1702
and 1754.
This building appears within Belton Park which is on the
Gardens Register at grade I.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N, Harris J & Antram N:
Lincolnshire: London: 1964-1989: 139; Marsden J & Barber A:
Belton House: London: 1985-1987: 42-43).

Listing NGR: SK9489838814

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Bellmount Tower at Wikipedia
• Wikidata IDs Q108672345 Q17550095

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House