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Listed Building: GARDEN BOUNDARY WALLS TO FORMER WHITWORTH ESTATE GARDEN ON WHITWORTH ROAD, FOGGS HILL AND BENT LANE, INCLUDING VR POST BOX TO SW (1096150)

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Grade II
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 668, 0, 10041
Date assigned 04 March 2003
Date last amended

Description

'DARLEY DALE 668/0/10040 GARDEN BOUNDARY WALLS TO FORMER WHITWO 04-MAR-03 RTH ESTATE GARDEN ON WHITWORTH ROAD, F OGGS HILL AND BENT LANE, INCLUDING VR POST BOX TO SW (Formerly listed as: GARDEN BOUNDARY WALLS TO FORMER WHITWO RTH ESTATE GARDEN ON WHITWORTH ROAD, F ROGGS HILL AND BENT LANE, INCLUDING VR POST BOX TO SW) II DARLEY DALE 668/0/10040 Garden Boundary Walls to Former Whitwo 04-MAR-03 rth Estate Garden on Whitworth Road, F oggs Hill and Bent Lane including VR post box to SW GV II Garden boundary walls. Circa 1870s; possibly by 1872 by T. Roger Smith or 1879 by E. M. Barry, who both remodelled Stancliffe Hall for Sir Joseph Whitworth, industrialist; said to be dated 1883 at eastern end. Derbyshire grit stone, dressed, coursed and rock-faced, with saddle-back coping also rock-faced. Curved corners and at entrance the walls sweep up to rock-faced grit stone piers with caps. At the north end the wall is lower and formerly supported iron railings, now missing. VR post box is set into the south west corner. Together with the east garden boundary wall of Stancliffe Hall these walls are a most conspicuous feature of Darley Hillside.'

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Sources (1)

  • Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1096150?section=official-list-entry.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 26888 64031 (point)
Map sheet SK26SE
Civil Parish DARLEY DALE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Dec 9 2024 2:57PM

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