Building record 15732/4 - Gate Piers at Top Lodge, Aldersey

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<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 1229932 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Grades II listed. Pair of Gate Piers, c1850, reddish sandstone, cross-shaped in plan with ovolo mouldings to chamfers. Overhanging cornices carry voluting on all sides under abaci with arabesque motifs which support finials with fleurs-des-lys; one has a ball terminal (the other ball is dropped at side). Gates removed.

<1> Cheshire Gardens Trust, 2015 - 2021, Cheshire Gardens Trust Research and Recording Chester City Reports, Aldersey Hall 2021 (Unpublished Report). SCH9313.

One of two surviving gate piers to the drive of Aldersey Hall ( now demolished). Parkland survives in the landscape.

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  • <1>XY Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1229932. [Mapped feature: #54901 ]
  • <1> Unpublished Report: Cheshire Gardens Trust. 2015 - 2021. Cheshire Gardens Trust Research and Recording Chester City Reports. Aldersey Hall 2021.

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Grid reference Centred SJ 4613 5574 (7m by 2m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ45NE
Civil Parish ALDERSEY, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County ALDERSLEY, CODDINGTON, CHESHIRE

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Dec 9 2022 10:48AM