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Listed Building: FOLLY MADE UP FROM FRAGMENTS OF BURTON ABBEY (1096464)

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Grade II
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 1259, 1, 59
Date assigned 19 January 1967
Date last amended 06 January 1987

Description

'PARISH OF NEWTON SOLNEY NEWTON ROAD SK 22 NE 1/59 (South Side) 19-1-67 Folly made up from fragments of Burton Abbey (formerly listed as Remains of Burton Abbey re-erected in Newton Park) II Folly. Re-used medieval masonry from Burton Abbey and C19. Coursed squared sandstone and sandstone ashlar. Irregular rectangular plan, with a wall extending from one corner. Plain pointed arch on three sides of a square tower-like structure said to have been the 'porter's lodge'. Unmoulded arches. Arrow slit on the fourth side. At the north east angle is a diagonal buttress with two set-offs. Piece of walling to north west with a half arch corbelled out to east. Built as a garden ornament to Newton Park. Listing NGR: SK2771025272.'

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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/1096464?section=official-list-entry.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 27710 25272 (point)
Map sheet SK22NE
Civil Parish NEWTON SOLNEY, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Dec 2 2025 9:54AM

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