Gazebo And Garden Walls Attached To Aislaby Hall

AISLABY A 170 SE 7685-7785 (south-west side) 12/5 Gazebo and garden walls attached to Aislaby Hall 10.11.53 (formerly listed as gazebo and garden wall attached to Aislaby Hall) GV II*

Gazebo and garden walls. Early C18 for Thomas Hayes. Gazebo of red brick in English garden wall bond on 3 sides; fourth side, to street, of dressed sandstone. Raised and chamfered sandstone quoins; sandstone ashlar doorcase and dressings. Stone slate roof with wrought-iron finial and weather-vane. Walls of red brick in English garden wall bond on garden side; outer side of west wall squared sandstone with ashlar piers and flat coping; outer side of south wall coursed sandstone rubble banded with red brick. Walls attached to gazebo enclose garden of Aislaby Hall (qv) to the north and east. Gazebo, square on plan, in south-west corner: 1 storey and semi-basement, 1 bay. Part-glazed and panelled door, in pedimented Doric doorcase with fluted pilaster jambs, approached by flight of stone steps with wave-shaped tread ends and ramped-up handrail on stick railings, those on top step irontwist. Cavetto-moulded eaves cornice. Pyramidal roof surmounted by finial and dragon weather-vane. Returns have radial-glazed sashes in archivolts with triple keyblocks and plain imposts; raised sill bands. West wall approximately 4 metres high. Central round-headed door of fielded panelling in rusticated Gibbs surround, flanked by pilaster buttresses; a third buttress further to left. South wall approximately 5.5 metres high. Banded with brick flues heated from fireplace in gazebo. Interior of gazebo: chimney-piece with carved fretwork frieze and jambs. Cupboard door of 6 fielded panels. Panelled shutters and window seats in keyed round- arched recesses. Moulded dado rail; modillion cornice. C18 ceiling painting, in need of restoration at time of resurvey.

Listing NGR: SE7767285660