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Latitude: 54.7354 / 54°44'7"N
Longitude: -1.6555 / 1°39'19"W
OS Eastings: 422279
OS Northings: 537881
OS Grid: NZ222378
Mapcode National: GBR JFWP.D8
Mapcode Global: WHC4W.J7WL
Plus Code: 9C6WP8PV+5Q
Entry Name: Entrance Screen to North East of Castle Lodge
Listing Date: 10 May 1967
Last Amended: 7 December 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1159096
English Heritage Legacy ID: 109922
ID on this website: 101159096
Location: Brancepeth, County Durham, DH7
County: County Durham
Civil Parish: Brancepeth
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Brancepeth
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: Architectural structure
BRANCEPETH THE VILLAGE
NZ 2237
(South end)
15/41 Entrance screen to
10/5/67 north-east of
Castle Lodge
(formerly listed
as Gate Piers to
Brancepeth Castle)
GV II
Gateway comprising 8 piers, linking walls, gates, railings and overthrow.
Mid C19. Ashlar sandstone piers and walls; iron gates, railings and overthrow.
Central carriageway flanked by narrower pedestrian entrances. Tall pair of
panelled square-plan piers, flanking carriageway,have chamfered caps and
crowning carved stone urns. Similar lower pairs of piers, flanking both
pedestrian entrances, are crowned by vases with gadrooning. Similar end piers.
4 dwarf walls, linking the piers between the 3 entrances and the end piers,
have plinths and projecting chamfered copings. Central 2-leaf gate has rising
curved middle and top rails and closely-spaced uprights with spear-headed
finials above small X-scrolls, increasing in height towards centre. Similar
railings in pedestrian entrances and on the dwarf walls. Simple curved
overthrow with central spherical glass lamp.
Listing NGR: NZ2228237885
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