Description

NOTTINGHAM

SK53NW UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD
646-1/6/646 (North side)
Gateway and Pavilions at entrance to
boating lake

GV II

Gateway and pavilions. c1926. Ashlar with flat roofs. Plinth,
cornice and blocking course. Single storey; 6:6 windows.
In the centre 2 square gate piers with plinths and cornices,
topped with stylised eagles. Pair of wrought-iron gates. On
each side, a coped screen wall with wrought-iron gate.
Beyond, pavilions with curved fronts and flush-mullioned
windows, 2 and 3 lights. Nearest the centre, slightly
projecting bays with single oval windows with keystones and
enriched surrounds. The returns facing the entrance have 3
flush-mullioned windows. At the rear, the pavilions have a
central recess under a canopy, with 4 folding glazed doors,
and end bays with single windows.
The pavilions incorporate payboxes and pavilions for bowling
and putting greens, and toilets. This building is part of the
architectural scheme of a public park developed 1921-28 by Sir
Jesse Boot.

Listing NGR: SK5431237833

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26546784

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings