Description

NORTH LODGE LAMBTON PARK
NZ 25 SE
4/49 2 arcaded garden
walls, piers and
stone lions to
north and west of
Lambton Castle
GV II

Walls, piers and carved lions. Probably mid C19 ashlar walls and piers; 2
carved stone lions c.1862 by Beale of Newcastle(lions, originally on gables
of demolished Great Hall of Lambton Castle, moved to current position c.1932).

2 separate walls have tall plinths and low arcaded upper sections with regularly-
spaced piers, narrow trefoil-headed pierced arches and moulded coping. L-plan
wall to north of castle, running west for c.55 metres then south for c.15 metres,
has taller square-plan piers, with chamfered edges, at ends and north-west
corner; south-west pier supports a life-sized lion squatting on hind legs and
clasping an ornamental spear. Straight wall, to west of castle, runs west for
c.70 metres; identical taller piers at west end and near east end, the latter
pier supporting an identical stone lion.

Included for group value.

Listing NGR: NZ2981052627

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26608847

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)