Monument record MLI60634 - Park and woodland at Coleby Hall, Coleby
Summary
Park and woodland at Coleby Hall, Coleby
Type and Period (1)
- PARK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1830 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
60634
Coleby Hall is surrounded by an eighteenth century landscaped park with open ground surrounded by woodland to the east of the hall and parkland to the west with a pool. {1}
There are a number of garden features of architectural note: a temple of Romulus and Remus (61913) at the end of an avenue designed by Sir William Chambers in 1762, A small temple to Pitt (61922). The present gateway (61914) is an imitation of a ruined Roman arch based on the Lincoln Newport arch. {2}
The park is recorded on the first edition c.1880 and c.1905 Ordnance Survey maps. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2865 Index: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1987. REGISTER OF PARKS AND GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST IN ENGLAND. PART 27: LINCOLNSHIRE. GD1971.
- <2> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). P228-9.
- <3> SLI9454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. SK 96 NE.
- <4> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. SK 96 NE.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 9743 6075 (808m by 448m) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | COLEBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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