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Pair of Stone Lions and Plinths by Front Door to Cheswick House

A Grade II Listed Building in Ancroft, Northumberland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.7108 / 55°42'38"N

Longitude: -1.9564 / 1°57'22"W

OS Eastings: 402839

OS Northings: 646373

OS Grid: NU028463

Mapcode National: GBR G2SD.7P

Mapcode Global: WH9YR.XQKD

Plus Code: 9C7WP26V+8F

Entry Name: Pair of Stone Lions and Plinths by Front Door to Cheswick House

Listing Date: 11 February 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1370952

English Heritage Legacy ID: 237870

ID on this website: 101370952

Location: Cheswick, Northumberland, TD15

County: Northumberland

Civil Parish: Ancroft

Traditional County: Northumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northumberland

Church of England Parish: Ancroft St Anne

Church of England Diocese: Newcastle

Tagged with: Sculpture

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Description


ANCROFT CHESWICK
NU 04 NW
7/17 Pair of stone
lions and plinths
by front door to
Cheswick House

GV II

2 Chinese lions and plinths. C19. Sandstone. Extremely elaborate beasts
on richly-decorated plinths. Brought from China in 1870's by William
Crossman who was a military attache in that country.


Listing NGR: NU0283946373

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