Gate Arch,Seat Niche,Walls,Balustrade And Terrace Walls Attached To And To South East Of Lilford Hall

LILFORD CUM WIGSTHORPE LILFORD PARK TL0284 16/96 Gate arch, seat niche, walls, balustrade and terrace walls attached to and to SE of Lilford Hall GV II

Gate arch, seat niche, walls, balustrade and terrace walls. Mid C19 by W.G. Habershon of St. Neots. Limestone ashlar. Gatearch to left in Jacobean style has arch-head opening flanked by columns supporting an entablature with bracketed cornice. Device with scrolls and finial above. Flanking walls are rusticated and have open arched parapet. Balustrade attached at right angles to left of gatearch is similar with rusticated square piers, some with ball finials. Seat niche to right is similar to gatearch but with curved back and seat with shell hood. Flanking walls are rusticated. Gate arch and seat niche are linked by terrace walls with central flight of steps. Originally part of formal garden layout to east of Lilford Hall (q.v.). Gatearch forms pair with, and part of, forecourt with Gatearch, walls and balustrade attached to south-west of Lilford Hall (q.v.), Balustrade approximately 30 metres south-west of Lilford Hall, Gates, gateways, balustrade and seat approximately 50 metres north-east, east and south of Lilford Hall (q.v.). (Northamptonshire Records Office, Architectural Drawings Collection; Country Life, Jan 27th 1900, p.112-117).

Listing NGR: TL0293584046