The Lantern is a Grade II* listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1983. A Renaissance Belvedere.
The Lantern
- WRENN ID
- unlit-remnant-mallow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Peak District National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 November 1983
- Type
- Belvedere
- Period
- Renaissance
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SJ 98 SE 4/72
LYME HANDLEY C.P. LYME PARK The Lantern.
II*
Belvedere: Upper storey and spire c.1580 but moved, lower storeys c.1700. Lower 2 storeys, coursed squared buff sandstone rubble with hammer-dressed pink sandstone dressings. Upper storey ashlar buff sandstone. 3 storey and spire, symmetrical front. Ground storey square with cyma-moulded doorcase to front and cyma-moulded reveals to sides. Bead-moulded coping on corners left by junction of octagonal upper storeys. In first storey, 5 openings to front and sides have cyma-moulded reveals but in second storey they have plain sills and lintels but reeded, half round vertical jambs. The latter storey only has blocked plain openings to rear. Projecting mouldings at second floor and eaves and reeded band above 2nd storey windows. Octagonal spire.
Second storey visible as lantern/bellcote above north gatehouse at Lyme Park (q.v.) in painting of 1640. Removed when scrolled pediment added. The same cyma-moulded reveals as in lower storeys can be seen around the windows of the north range at Lyme Park (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SJ9721182390
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