Walls, Gatepiers And Steps Defining The North And East Sides Of The Terraced Gardens South East Of The Conservatory

SK 0643-0743 FARLEY C.P. ALTON PARK

12/113 Walls, gatepiers and steps 3/1/67 defining the north and east sides of the terraced gardens south-east of The Conservatory. (Formerly listed as "Garden wall") GV II Walls, gatepiers and steps. Early C19. Ashlar with edged herringbone tooling and smooth faced ashlar coping and piers. Wall lengths of approximately 50 yards to the north and 30 yards to the east with gate piers situated to the north-east at the junction of the 2 walls and the steps to the west end of the north wall. The north wall has a lobed top with a pedestal for a former statue between each lobe. The gatepiers are of square section with panelled sides and are each surmounted by a statuette of a crouching lion. The east wall is ramped down the hillside from the southern gate pier and incorporates an oval openwork motif with tracery in the form of radiating spokes. This item forms part of the important garden layout at Alton Towers (q.v.) which is included at Grade I on the HBMC Gardens Register.

Listing NGR: SK0761143344