Sunday, 1 May 2016

Garden Wall at Prestwick Hall

Garden Wall at Prestwick Hall


GARDEN WALLS SOUTH AND EAST OF PRESTWICK HALL
List Entry Summary
Grade: II
Date first listed: 22-Aug-1986

Details

PONTELAND PRESTWICK NZ 17 SE

17/352 Garden walls south and east of Prestwick Hall
GV II 
Garden walls. 1815 by John Dobson.
Brick in English Garden Wall Bond. 
Wall to north of house c.15 ft. high and 100 yards long, 
curving around north- west corner of garden.
 Boldy-splayed coping. 
Doorway in centre with battered stone surround; 
above it a stone panel carved with a wild boar ; 
2 flanking panels have knights and weapons. 
This was a heated wall and has chimneys 
shaped like acroteria. 
Ramped down to gateway, at north side, 
which has C20 wrought- iron gates. 

Wall on east side of garden is dressed stone.

Wall on east side, c.3½ft. high with flat coping.

Listing NGR: NZ1811072426

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