Listed Building: GOTHICK RUIN AND CASCADE IN THE WILDERNESS 200 METRES NORTH WEST OF BELTON HOUSE (1235773)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | Department of the Environment |
| Date assigned | 21 September 1979 |
| Date last amended |
Description
BELTON & MANTHORPE SK9239 BELTON PARK, Belton 1315-0/8/77 (North West side) 21/09/79 Gothick ruin and cascade in The Wilderness 200m north-west of Belton House (Formerly Listed as: BELTON PARK, Belton "Gothic ruin" (in The Wilderness) north-west of Belton House) GV II Gothick ruin, cascade and footbridge. Early C18, restored late C19 and C20. Random rubble and natural rock, with fragments of C14 stonework. At the east end, bordering the River Witham, 2 low arches, and to their left, a restored sluice. To right, a taller section of walling including an unglazed C14 2-light window. To west, a cascade, spanned at the downstream end by a segment arched stone footbridge with renewed rustic timber balustrades. One of several estate buildings commissioned by Sir John Brownlow, Viscount Tyrconnel, of Belton House, between 1702 and 1754. This building appears within Belton Park which is on the Garden Register at grade I. (Marsden J & Barber A: Belton House: London: 1985-1987: 42; The Buildings of England: Pevsner N, Harris J & Antram M: Lincolnshire: London: 1964-1989: 139). Listing NGR: SK9277739438
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 92777 39438 (point) |
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| Map sheet | SK93NW |
| Civil Parish | BELTON AND MANTHORPE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Apr 17 2009 4:44PM
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