Bridge, Terrace Wall And Gateway South And South East Of Eslington Park is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. Bridge, gateway, terrace wall.

Bridge, Terrace Wall And Gateway South And South East Of Eslington Park

WRENN ID
proud-jade-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Country
England
Type
Bridge, gateway, terrace wall
Source
Historic England listing

Description

WHITTINGHAM ESLINGTON PARK NU 01 SW 9/111 Bridge, terrace wall and gateway south and south east of Eslington Park GV II

Bridge with approach walls, terrace retaining wall, gatepiers and gates. 1850, 1855 and 1872 for Lord Ravensworth. Ashlar, rock-faced stone and cast iron.

Bridge: south-west of house. 1872. Rock-faced stone approach walls, curved in plan with square corniced end piers; north finials of combined urn and obelisk shape possibly C17 re-used. Single-span bridge on 2 segmental iron arches. Solid, panelled cast-iron parapet. 4 square stone corniced end piers with similar finials.

Terrace retaining wall, 1850, stretches about 150 yards in front of the house with a large canted projection immediately south of centre of house. About 6 ft. high with rusticated corniced piers every 20 yards. Flat coping with moulded edges.

Gateway, in centre of canted projection, dated 1855. Approached from south by ramp with similar retaining walls. Rock-faced rusticated bases to tall, panelled, corniced piers with large urn finials. Contemporary cast-iron gates having spearhead standards and dog bars.

Listing NGR: NU0418411952

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