Retaining wall to terrace south of The Loggia and attached steps and piers is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1986. Retaining wall.
Retaining wall to terrace south of The Loggia and attached steps and piers
- WRENN ID
- errant-tin-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 November 1986
- Type
- Retaining 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 12/108
FARLEY C.P. ALTON PARK Retaining wall to terrace south of The Loggia and attached steps and piers
GV II Wall, steps and piers. Early C19. Ashlar with herringbone tooling and smooth faced ashlar coping and piers. Square section gate piers to the east end of the wall with trapezoidal caps. Approximately 137 metre length of wall, the eastern part has a wavy top and two pairs of square section panelled piers, the western part of the wall incorporates a pair of panelled piers and a pointed arch doorway, each of which opens to a flight of steps leading up to the terrace in front of the loggia.
This item forms part of the important garden layout at Alton Towers (q.v.) which is included at Grade I on the HBMC Garden Register.
Listing NGR: SK0758543312
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