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Cascade to West of Corby Castle

A Grade I Listed Building in Wetheral, Cumbria

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Latitude: 54.879 / 54°52'44"N

Longitude: -2.8261 / 2°49'33"W

OS Eastings: 347092

OS Northings: 554112

OS Grid: NY470541

Mapcode National: GBR 8DP0.YT

Mapcode Global: WH804.KMGL

Plus Code: 9C6VV5HF+HH

Entry Name: Cascade to West of Corby Castle

Listing Date: 1 April 1957

Last Amended: 22 September 1983

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1335535

English Heritage Legacy ID: 77723

ID on this website: 101335535

Location: Wetheral, Cumberland, Cumbria, CA4

County: Cumbria

District: Carlisle

Civil Parish: Wetheral

Built-Up Area: Great Corby

Traditional County: Cumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Wetheral Holy Trinity and St Constantine

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description


WETHERAL GREAT CORBY
NY 4754
Cascade to west of
15/141 Corby castle ,
1.4.57 formerly listed under
Byre Hill Farm

G.V. I

Cascade and summer house. Between 1708 and 1729 for Thomas Howard of Corby
Castle. Red sandstone ashlar. Venetian summer house with cascade of 4 steps
leading to oval pond, with terrace and river wall. Summer house consists of a
shallow portico, with Venetian opening surmounted by carved figures of mermaids,
Neptune and a lion. Between central columns is a dragon's head water spout and
3 headed lions at the sides. Inside are statues of draped male and female
figures. Various arched steps (one of which has a grotto behind) form cascade
beneath, falling about 10 metres to the pond, which formerly had a fountain in
the centre, (see Buck's engraving of Wetheral Priory, 1739) but now has statue
of Nelson. At the water's edge there is a retaining wall of sandstone, repaired
with brick, with steps leading through an arched opening to form a water gate.
Thomas Howard wrote plays which were enacted in the cascade, see Country Life, 7
January 1954, p.34.


Listing NGR: NY4709254112

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