Description

PARLINGTON PARLINGTON PARK
SE43NW
LS25
Triumphal Arch
2/81 (Formerly listed as
10.8.83 Triumphal Arch between
Parlington and Aberford
Parks)

II*

Triumphal arch. Dated 1783 on frieze. By Thomas Leverton presumably for Thomas
Gascoigne of Parlington Hall. Limestone. Free-standing wall of 3 bays; round-
headed giant main archway with imposts continued across the flanking bays as
string course broken by giant pilasters; each side bay has a smaller round
headed arch with moulded extrados, keystone, and imposts, all within a square-
headed recess; and, in the panel above, a blind oval; entablature with moulded
cornice, frieze finely lettered:-

LIBERTY IN N AMERICA TRIUMPHANT MDCCLXXXIII

and parapet with pilasters continued. Other side identical.

Listing NGR: SE4218136552

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17533233

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)