Listed Building: PARROT HOUSE AT NORTH END OF BROAD WALK (1138401)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | Department for Culture Media and Sport |
| Volume/Map/Item | 34, 9, 84 |
| Date assigned | 02 November 1983 |
| Date last amended |
Description
SJ 4160 EATON C.P. EAST GARDEN TO HALL Eaton Park
9/84 Parrot House at north end of Broad Walk
GV II
Former Parrot House, 1881-3, by Alfred Waterhouse for 1st Duke of Westminster. Yellow terracotta. Designed in the form of a circular colonnaded Ionic temple with shallow domed roof. Frieze of swags above the colonnade; concentric balustrades above the colonnade and the inner drum. Flight of 11 steps to south entrance; projecting heating chamber to north. Interior: 4 semi-circular niches in central chamber and one on each side of lobby to heating chamber. Frieze of griffins below clerestory; caryatids between clerestory windows carry the dome. The Parrot House was incorporated in Detmar Blow's redesign of the east garden (1911) as the north terminal of the main cross axis.
Listing NGR: SJ4159360870
External Links (1)
- https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1138401 (National Heritage List for England)
Sources (1)
- SCH4666 Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 55280. [Mapped features: #4405 55280; #9710 55280]
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 4159 6087 (12m by 16m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SJ46SW |
| Civil Parish | EATON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Oct 30 2009 12:00PM