The Battery In Wharton Park is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1988. Military structure. 5 related planning applications.

The Battery In Wharton Park

WRENN ID: veiled-lantern-equinox
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: County Durham
Country: England
Date first listed: 10 March 1988
Type: Military structure
Source: Historic England listing

Description

DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE NORTH ROAD NZ 24 SE (East side)

The Battery in 4/288 Wharton Park

GV II

Belvedere and gun emplacement. 1858 gift to city from W.L. Wharton. (Latin inscription on inner face). Coursed squared sandstone retaining wall with ashlar parapets. 2 platforms linked by walkway. Battlemented parapets, stepped at left turret, and corbelled walkway; chamfered copings.

Listing NGR: NZ2690942784

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