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Garden walls, fountains, summer houses and other ornaments to the south and east of Welbeck Abbey.

A Grade II Listed Building in Welbeck, Nottinghamshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2623 / 53°15'44"N

Longitude: -1.1548 / 1°9'17"W

OS Eastings: 456472

OS Northings: 374252

OS Grid: SK564742

Mapcode National: GBR NZCQ.S8

Mapcode Global: WHDFF.78BD

Plus Code: 9C5W7R6W+W3

Entry Name: Garden walls, fountains, summer houses and other ornaments to the south and east of Welbeck Abbey.

Listing Date: 12 April 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1224868

English Heritage Legacy ID: 421039

ID on this website: 101224868

Location: Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, S80

County: Nottinghamshire

District: Bassetlaw

Civil Parish: Welbeck

Traditional County: Nottinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Nottinghamshire

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Description


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SK 5674 and SK 5774
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WELBECK
WELBECK ABBEY
MAIN DRIVE (South side)
Garden walls, fountains, summer houses and other ornaments to the south and east of Welbeck Abbey.

GV.
II
Garden walls, fountains, summer houses and other ornaments. Mid and late C19. Extending along the south and east of the house are the main gardens. Those to the east being terraced. Having to the south and part of the east sides a balustraded wall on rock face ashlar base broken in parts by decorative iron gates.

The south garden contains a large copper, marble and ashlar fountain decorated with cherubs, garlands and mythical heads. The terraced garden, divided in parts by similar balustraded walls, contains a number of urns and lead and ashlar figures set onto piers. There are five large decorated terracotta urns and several curved and decorated ashlar seats. The large fountain of copper and ashlar is decorated with cherubs heads and is surmounted by a figure and swan.

To the north side are two summer houses. The western most one consisting of a curved colonnade with triglyph and dentil cornice. The second summer house of semi-circular plan, with gabled copper roof supported on outer rock face ashlar piers and inner wooden columns, has a central wooden arch with keystone and decorative ironwork under.

Listing NGR: SK5647274252

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