Pair Of Gate Piers 15 Metres North East Of Castle Museum is a Grade II listed building in the Nottingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1972. Gate piers.

Pair Of Gate Piers 15 Metres North East Of Castle Museum

WRENN ID: distant-pewter-swallow
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Nottingham
Country: England
Date first listed: 12 July 1972
Type: Gate piers
Source: Historic England listing

Description

NOTTINGHAM

SK5639SE CASTLE ROAD 646-1/22/132 (West side (off)) 12/07/72 Pair of gate piers 15m north-east of Castle Museum (Formerly Listed as: CASTLE ROAD Pair of gatepiers at the Castle)

GV II

Pair of gate piers. 1674-79. Probably by Samuel Marsh for the first Duke of Newcastle. Ashlar. Square, rusticated piers, approx 3m high, with cornices and urn finials. With the nearby staircase, they defined the main formal entrance. Part of the original architectural scheme of the Ducal palace. (Get to know Nottingham: Hamilton A: Nottingham's Royal Castle: Nottingham: 1980-: 22-25; The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Nottinghamshire: London: 1979-: 225-228).

Listing NGR: SK5689239492

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