Garden walls, fountains, summer houses and other ornaments to the south and east of Welbeck Abbey. is a Grade II listed building in the Bassetlaw local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1985. Garden. 1 related planning application.
Garden walls, fountains, summer houses and other ornaments to the south and east of Welbeck Abbey.
- WRENN ID
- hollow-hall-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bassetlaw
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw MP: Jo White (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 April 1985
- Type
- Garden
- Address
- Garden walls, fountains, summer houses and other ornaments to the south and east of Welbeck Abbey., S80 3LN
- OS grid reference
- SK 564 742
- Coordinates
- 53.26229, -1.15486
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The garden walls, fountains, summer houses, and other ornaments located to the south and east of Welbeck Abbey date from the mid to late 19th century. These features extend along the main gardens, with the eastern gardens being terraced. The southern and part of the eastern sides are bordered by a balustraded wall built on a rock face ashlar base, which is interrupted by decorative iron gates.
In the south garden, there is a large fountain made of copper, marble, and ashlar, adorned with cherubs, garlands, and mythical heads. The terraced garden, separated by similar balustraded walls, includes several urns and figures made of lead and ashlar set on piers. Notably, there are five large decorated terracotta urns and several curved, decorated ashlar seats. The prominent fountain of copper and ashlar features cherub heads and is topped with a figure and a swan.
On the north side, there are two summer houses. The western summer house features a curved colonnade with a triglyph and dentil cornice. The second summer house has a semi-circular plan, a gabled copper roof supported by outer rock face ashlar piers and inner wooden columns, and includes a central wooden arch with a keystone and decorative ironwork.
Local climate
Garden walls, fountains, summer houses and other ornaments to the south and east of Welbeck Abbey. receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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