Wall and basin enclosing the Italian Garden to the north west is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1967. Garden wall.
Wall and basin enclosing the Italian Garden to the north west
- WRENN ID
- watchful-niche-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 January 1967
- Type
- Garden wall
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12/01/2021 to reformat the text to current standards
SK 0643-0743 12/97
FARLEY C.P. ALTON PARK Wall and basin enclosing the Italian Garden to the north- west
(Formerly listed as Garden Wall)
3/1/67
GV II Wall and basin. Early C19. Ashlar with edged herringbone tooling. An approximately 46 metre length of wall aligned north east/south west facing south east. The wall has a lobed top with a pedestalled statue in the gap between each lobe, towards the north east end a basin with everted rim projects from the wall. The wall forms a single architectural composition with the White Bridge (q.v.).
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: SK0739543327
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