Listed Building: TERRACE WALLS WITH ASSOCIATED STEPS AND GATEWAYS TO EAST OF HOLME HALL (1246171)
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Grade | II |
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Authority | Historic England |
Volume/Map/Item | 831-1, 3, 108 |
Date assigned | 20 May 1974 |
Date last amended | 05 December 1997 |
Description
'BAKEWELL
SK2169 HOLME LANE 831-1/3/108 (North side (off)) 20/05/74 Terrace walls with associated steps and gateways to east of Holme Hall (Formerly Listed as: HOLME Garden Walls and Gate Piers at Holme Hall)
GV II
Terrace walls with steps and gateways. C17 and C18. Coursed limestone and ashlar sandstone. South-facing retaining wall approximately 3.5m in height and 50m in length which supports a paved terrace walk given access by an archway and steps at rear-right corner of Holme Hall (qv). Slightly lower terrace back wall is pierced by a round-arched gateway near the house and by a feature gateway further east; from the latter opening is a clear view of the Gazebo (qv) (on the same axis to south was formerly a flight of steps to the lawned garden). Archway at west end of lower wall has plinth, moulded imposts and rusticated arch flanked by keyed oeil-de-boeuf openings; vaulted chamber within gives access to nosed steps in 3 flights with quarter-landings. Round-arched gateway in upper terrace wall has wooden gate giving access to a flight of steps under a slab roof; beyond are more steps and a pair of gate piers with pyramidal caps. Feature gateway has wooden gates in a chamfered quoined opening with round arch and hoodmould; round-arched ashlar parapet with square sundial dated 1806, moulded copings and pierced C17-style finials; vaulted chamber within has flight of steps which lead to a pair of gatepiers on the approach to the Gazebo.
Listing NGR: SK2156869134.'
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Sources (1)
- SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1246171?section=official-list-entry.
Location
Grid reference | SK 21568 69134 (point) |
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Map sheet | SK26NW |
Civil Parish | BAKEWELL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Sep 18 2025 3:48PM