Description

BAMBURGH THE GROVE
NU 1734
17/55 Walled garden at
west end of
The Grove
GV II
Walled garden and garden house, now used as market garden and shop. Dated 1693
on re-set lintel but probably mid to late C18. Brick in stretched Flemish bond,
with ashlar dressings. Shop has Welsh slate roof. Long wall round all 4 sides
of garden; an internal wall divides garden into two.
Doorway in south-east corner: boarded door in surround with moulded lower half
of jambs, plain imposts and lintel. Above the door, the reset datestone which
has a small carved figure above. To right, the shop: single storey, one bay
with alternating ashlar quoins and windows with flat arch and keystone; hipped
roof.
The wall is c.12 ft. high with ashlar buttresses at the corners. On east and
north sides it is chamfered back c.4 ft. above the ground and ashlar buttresses
rise out of the chamfer approximately every 20 ft. South and west walls are
plain. North wall has moulded coping, the other sides have no coping.

Listing NGR: NU1788734887

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26566289

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