Description

NOTTINGHAM

SK5739NE SHORT HILL
646-1/21/555 (North side)
Retaining wall, steps and railings
bordering Hollow Stone

GV II

Retaining wall steps and railings. c1740, altered C19 and C20.
Brick, rendered, with ashlar coping and steps and wrought-iron
railing. The wall, approx 60m long, varies in height with the
slope of the ground, maximum approx 3m. Near the centre, 2
large segment-arched entrances, C19, with panelled doors. To
west, an altered garage opening with lintel, then 2
segment-arched doorways. The wall is topped with a spiked
wrought-iron railing. At the west end, 3 sections of scrolled
railing, resited. At the east end, a flight of steps with
winders, with the same wrought-iron balustrade and railing.
This building was probably constructed in 1740 when Hollow
Stone was widened.
(Reprint from The Mercian Geologist, Vol. 13, Sept. 1992:
Waltham AC: The sandstone caves of Nottingham: Nottingham:
1992-: 7).

Listing NGR: SK5775539653

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26546758

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)