Description

NEWTON-ON-THE-MOOR NEWTON HALL
NU 10 SE
6/188 Garden wall,
summerhouse and
31/12/69 balustrade to
south of Hall

GV II

Garden wall, summerhouse and balustrade. Late C19, probably by S.F Widdrington.
Wall and summerhouse tooled-and-margined stone; east wall rock-faced to rear;
ashlar dressings and balustrade; summerhouse has Lakeland slate roof with
copper finial.
Short north wall joins south-east corner of Hall conservatory: one boarded
door, moulded cornice and blocking course. Square pier with ball finial at
north-east corner. Lower east wall has moulded coping and small panelled
piers. Near south end is summer house: moulded plinth and flattened elliptical
arch with coloured marble paterae; central sections of arch and of moulded
eaves cornice are of timber. Swept pyramidal roof with ornate scrolly finial.
Interior lined with C17 panelling said to be from Shilbottle church (rebuilt
1884); small round window on right return. Arched balustrade on south of
garden has panelled piers carrying gadrooned vases; piers with taller vases
flank steps down to a lower level of garden.

Listing NGR: NU1686104679

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26652353

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  For the Record
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)