Gatepiers And Garden Walls To East Of Acomb House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. A 18th century Gatepiers and garden walls.
Gatepiers And Garden Walls To East Of Acomb House
- WRENN ID
- weathered-doorway-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 1988
- Type
- Gatepiers and garden walls
- Period
- 18th century
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ACOMB ACOMB NY 9366 18/3 Gatepiers and garden walls to east of Acomb House
GV II
Gatepiers and garden walls; piers and wall on north and east of garden probably 1737, south and west walls perhaps c.1900. C18 walls brick in English garden wall bond 3 & 1, externally coursed rubble, stone coping. Gatepiers ashlar. South and west walls coursed rubble except for north part of west wall, brick in Flemish bond.
Tall rusticated piers with attached jambs and moulded caps with pyramid-topped finials, flanked by former privies; the western is linked to east wing of Acomb House (q.v.), the eastern to north-west corner of walled garden. Tall wall with flat coping on north and east, ramped down at south end to boarded door in surround with re-set C17 moulded jambs. North end of west wall has similar ramp down to re-set doorway with moulded surround and flattened triangular head with sunk spandrels. Lower wall to east and south; gateway with small flat-capped piers near south end of east wall.
Listing NGR: NY9336666388
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