Description

BARNARD CASTLE

NZ0516SE NEWGATE 770-1/7/154 (North side) Terrace walls and steps, and heraldic beasts, to south of Bowes Museum

GV I

Retaining walls and steps to terrace in front of Bowes Museum (qv), with heraldic beasts. c1885. By J Pellechet. For John Bowes. Ashlar. Rusticated walls retain terrace the full length of the main building of the museum and 2 flights of side steps at each end. Similar walls retain terrace behind second flights of steps. Front wall has blind arcade, the end and central arches to niches flanked by shallow stepped pilasters. All arches have keyed heads and channelled voussoirs. Keys rise through entablature which supports balustrade of turned balusters and shallow piers, with corniced coping. Similar front balustrades and blind end return balustrades to steps. Approx. 2m behind balustrade are 2 heraldic beasts, approx one metre high, bearing shields.

Listing NGR: NZ0556416270

External Links

• Wikidata Q17529861

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990