Walls South East Of Hall Attached Summerhouse And Gatehouse

ACKLINGTON GUYZANCE HALL NU 20 SW 7/28 Walls south-east 31.12.69 of Hall, attached summerhouse and gatehouse GV II

Garden walls with summerhouse and gatehouse, probably c.1894 by W.H. Knowles. Squared stone with tooled ashlar dressings; summerhouse roof red clay tiles, gatehouse roof Welsh slate with lead dome to turret; two wrought-iron gates.

West wall runs south from south-west corner of Hall ballroom, with coping stepped down; patterned gate in chamfered surround to Rose Garden. At south- west corner is octagonal summerhouse; stone ground floor with marked batter to walls, 2 doorways and small leaded casement; upper part has plate glass windows with small-paned top sections all round; pyramid roof. South wall runs east from summerhouse, with minor steps to north and south; in west part is gate with patterned top rail and fleur-de-lys dogbars, and in east part 3 blind recesses with chamfered surrounds. At east end is gatehouse with 3- centred chamfered arch under 6-pane casement and shaped gable; to left is taller octagonal turret with arched pigeon hole above stone shelf at different height in each face, and domed cap. Both walls have moulded string below embattled parapet.

Listing NGR: NU2125403652