Five Flights Of Steps Between Terraces At Melbourne Hall Gardens is a Grade I listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1967. A C18 Garden steps.

Five Flights Of Steps Between Terraces At Melbourne Hall Gardens

WRENN ID
grey-quartz-jet
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
South Derbyshire
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1967
Type
Garden steps
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CHURCH CLOSE 6/68 (East Side) 10.11.67 Five Flights of Steps between terraces at Melbourne Hall Gardens GV I Five flights of steps. c1704 with later urns. Erected as part of a French style garden designed by Royal Gardeners to Queen Anne, London and Wise, for Thomas Coke of Melbourne Hall. Work carried out by William Cooke of Walcot. Stone. Two flights of steps to either side of terrace and one central flight. Each flight has ten steps with moulded nosings and low retaining walls to either side terminating in low square piers to either end. The piers are now topped by later gadrooned urns. Each top step is wide and has diamond patterned paving. Included in the Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade I. See item 6/63 for sources.

Listing NGR: SK3908224989

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