Description

CHESTER CITY (EM)

SJ4166 GROSVENOR PARK
1932-1/6/134 (East side)
10/01/72 Park wall and piers east of Hobby's
Well to Dee Lane & Headlands
(Formerly Listed as:
GROSVENOR PARK
Boundary Wall round Grosvenor Park)

GV II

Wall and gate piers to Grosvenor Park from Billy Hobby's Well
(qv) east, north along Grosvenor Park Terrace and Dee Lane and
west along The Headlands. 1865-67. By John Douglas at the
expense of the 2nd Marquis of Westminster. For Chester City
Council. Squared snecked sandstone rubble and granite. Plinth
and replaced railings from Billy Hobby's Well to south-east
gateway which has 2 chamfered piers diminishing to
octagonal-section blunt-pointed caps; squared snecked
sandstone rubble retaining wall 2m high between south-west
gateway and inserted gateway at junction of The Headlands with
Dee Lane; similar wall to The Headlands, stepping up with the
slope of the alley towards the main park gateway (qv).
(Chester City Council and Committee: Park Committee Minutes:
1865-1867: PASSIM; Hubbard E: The Work of John Douglas:
London: 1991-: 46-48).

Listing NGR: SJ4129366345

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q66658836

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)