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Listed Building: GARDEN WALL TO EAST OF SUNKEN GARDENS AT SITE OF DRAKELOW HALL (1311251)

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Grade II
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 1262, 1, 17
Date assigned 12 December 1986
Date last amended

Description

'SK 22 SW PARISH OF DRAKELOW WALTON ROAD 1/17 (North Side) Garden Wall to East of Sunken Gardens at Site of Drakelow Hall GV II Garden wall with gateway. Late C18 with c1902 alterations by Reginald Blomfield. Red brick with chamfered brick copings and stone dressings. 10 feet high curving wall, enclosing former orchard, with blocked pointed door to west end, and central c1902 C18 style gateway. This has a moulded rusticated semi- circular arch with good quality C18 style ironwork gate. Rising above the jambs of the arch there are plain pilasters topped by large ball finials and between the two there is a recessed stone cornice. The eastern end of the wall is now in poor condition. Drakelow Hall was demolished in 1934 and Drakelow Power Station now occupies most of the site. Listing NGR: SK2408720420.

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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/1311251?section=official-list-entry.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 24087 20420 (point)
Map sheet SK22SW
Civil Parish DRAKELOW, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Jul 2 2025 1:14PM

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