Description

BELTON & MANTHORPE
SK9239 BELTON PARK, Belton
1315-0/8/90 (North West side)
Central fountain and retaining walls
in the Italian garden NW of Belton
House
GV II

Fountain and retaining walls forming the central feature of
the Italian garden. c1811, by Jeffry Wyatville. Reconstructed
c1870-1900 by the 3rd Earl Brownlow, and altered c1940.
Ashlar. Shallow fountain bowl on a knop stem, set in a round
pond. Low enclosing wall with small pedestals and stepped slab
coping. The surrounding path is bordered by a similar wall
with 4 openings for pathways. There was formerly a cast-iron
pergola, removed c1940.
One of several estate buildings by Wyatville for the first
Earl Brownlow, of Belton House, c1810-1820.
This building appears within Belton Park which is on the
Garden 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 (National Trust Guide): London: 1985-1987: 46;
Tinniswood A: Belton House, Lincolnshire: London: 1992-: 35).

Listing NGR: SK9293039457

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26528994

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)