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Listed Building: Gate Piers and Attached Walls to West of Service Court at Elvaston Castle (1096393)

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Grade II
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 1885, 2, 22
Date assigned 10 November 1967
Date last amended

Description

'SK 43 SW 2/22 10.11.67 PARISH OF ELVASTON BORROWASH ROAD (West Elide) Gate Piers and Attached Walls to West of Service Court at Elvaston Castle GV II Gate piers and attached walls. C18 gate piers with C19 walls, both restored in C20. Built for the Earl of Harrington. Stone. Two 12 feet high square piers, with low ashlar walls to either side, topped by ridgeback copings, each ramping up at the junction with the piers. The piers have a square fillet taken out of each corner and moulded bases. West side of each pier is rusticated and has a carved frieze with the shield of the Earl of Harrington. Other sides of the piers are plain. Above each has a moulded cornice topped by a large ball finial. Listing NGR: SK4061233035.'

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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/1096393?section=official-list-entry.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 40612 33035 (point)
Map sheet SK43SW
Civil Parish ELVASTON, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Feb 18 2026 12:10PM

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