2 Arcaded Garden Walls, Piers And Stone Lions To North And West Of Lambton Castle is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. Garden walls.
2 Arcaded Garden Walls, Piers And Stone Lions To North And West Of Lambton Castle
- WRENN ID
- last-balcony-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1987
- Type
- Garden walls
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NORTH LODGE LAMBTON PARK NZ 25 SE 4/49 2 arcaded garden walls, piers and stone lions to north and west of Lambton Castle GV II
Walls, piers and carved lions. Probably mid C19 ashlar walls and piers; 2 carved stone lions c.1862 by Beale of Newcastle(lions, originally on gables of demolished Great Hall of Lambton Castle, moved to current position c.1932).
2 separate walls have tall plinths and low arcaded upper sections with regularly- spaced piers, narrow trefoil-headed pierced arches and moulded coping. L-plan wall to north of castle, running west for c.55 metres then south for c.15 metres, has taller square-plan piers, with chamfered edges, at ends and north-west corner; south-west pier supports a life-sized lion squatting on hind legs and clasping an ornamental spear. Straight wall, to west of castle, runs west for c.70 metres; identical taller piers at west end and near east end, the latter pier supporting an identical stone lion.
Included for group value.
Listing NGR: NZ2981052627
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