Gateway And Wall Attached South Of Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. Gateway and wall.
Gateway And Wall Attached South Of Manor House
- WRENN ID
- sharp-transept-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Type
- Gateway and wall
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NZ 23 SE FERRYHILL CHURCH LANE (North side) 6/21 Gateway and wall 23/9/82 attached south of Manor House GV II
Boundary wall and gateway to Manor House (q.v.). Probably C17 with late C20 restoration. Thinly-rendered rubble wall with renewed brick coping; rubble gateway with ashlar dressings and coping.
Wall c.1.7 metres high extends along south boundary of garden of Manor House, c.10 metres either side of gateway.
Gateway c.2 metres high has flat stone lintel over boarded door with ledge and battens, under gable with moulded flat coping and 3 ball finials. Renewed inscription in gable peak 'SIC SITI LIETANTUR LARES (sic)/How happily seated those lares are/Who feed on Prospect and Fresh Air/Dine moderately every Day/ And Work their Suppertime away', with low-relief scallop shell above. Reset sundial upside down below this has inscription 'Ad hoc memento...'
Listing NGR: NZ2896932803
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