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Belvedere at Junction of Walks at East End of Park

A Grade II Listed Building in Preston, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7532 / 53°45'11"N

Longitude: -2.697 / 2°41'49"W

OS Eastings: 354138

OS Northings: 428758

OS Grid: SD541287

Mapcode National: GBR TB9.BT

Mapcode Global: WH85M.JXYM

Plus Code: 9C5VQ833+76

Entry Name: Belvedere at Junction of Walks at East End of Park

Listing Date: 27 September 1979

Last Amended: 20 December 1991

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1279842

English Heritage Legacy ID: 391877

ID on this website: 101279842

Location: Avenham Park, Avenham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1

County: Lancashire

District: Preston

Electoral Ward/Division: Town Centre

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Preston

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Preston St John and St George the Martyr

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

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Description



PRESTON

SD5428NW AVENHAM PARK
941-1/14/6 (East side)
27/09/79 Belvedere at junction of walks at
east end of park
(Formerly Listed as:
AVENHAM PARK
Shelter at east side of Park)

GV II

Gazebo. Built 1865-6. Rendered brick with sandstone as ashlar
facade (painted white), flat roof. Shallow rectangular plan.
Classical style. Single storey, built back-to-earth, 3:1:3
bays, symmetrical, with open arcaded front and ends. The
centre, forming a slightly projected and taller porch
(approached by flight of 9 stone steps), has a large
round-headed arch with set-in Corinthian shafts, moulded
impost bands, and moulded extrados with keystone flanked by
roundels with shields of arms, and a modillioned cornice. The
3-bay side ranges have similar but smaller arches on slender
Corinthian columns and responds with square caps, moulded
cornices with blocking courses; and matching one-bay returned
ends. Interior has blind arcading in rear wall of each side
range. Originally on site now occupied by Derby Monument
(q.v.), dismantled and re-erected on this site c.1873.


Listing NGR: SD5413828758

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