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Listed Building: Water Channel and Three Bridges in Melbourne Hall Gardens (1204519)

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Grade II*
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 1885, 6, 89
Date assigned 11 March 1987
Date last amended

Description

'SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CHURCH CLOSE 6/89 (East Side) Water Channel and Three Bridges in Melbourne Hall Gardens GV II* Water channel and three bridges. Early C18 with later repairs. Erected as part of a French style garden designed by Royal Gardeners to Queen Anne, London and Wise, for Thomas Coke of Melbourne Hall with work carried out by Sorocold. Stone, rubble and ashlar. Long channel running from the pool under the Old Mill to the Grand Basin with three bridges over. Channel has stone rubble sides and the bridges all have low single segmental arches. Originally none of them had parapets but that nearest the mill has had low stone parapets added. Included in the Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade I. Flee item 6/63 for sources. Listing NGR: SK3912624926.'

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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/1204519?section=official-list-entry.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 39126 24926 (point)
Map sheet SK32SE
Civil Parish MELBOURNE, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Mar 17 2026 9:24AM

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