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North Gate Pier, Quadrant Wall, Railings and Pier at Entrance to Perdiswell Park

A Grade II Listed Building in Claines, Worcestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2151 / 52°12'54"N

Longitude: -2.2206 / 2°13'14"W

OS Eastings: 385024

OS Northings: 257450

OS Grid: SO850574

Mapcode National: GBR 1FY.3DM

Mapcode Global: VH92M.GLF9

Plus Code: 9C4V6Q8H+2Q

Entry Name: North Gate Pier, Quadrant Wall, Railings and Pier at Entrance to Perdiswell Park

Listing Date: 22 May 1954

Last Amended: 27 June 2001

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1389772

English Heritage Legacy ID: 488723

ID on this website: 101389772

Location: Barbourne, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR3

County: Worcestershire

District: Worcester

Electoral Ward/Division: Claines

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Worcester

Traditional County: Worcestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Worcestershire

Church of England Parish: Claines

Church of England Diocese: Worcester

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Description



WORCESTER

SO85NE DROITWICH ROAD
620-1/2/216 (East side)
22/05/54 North gate pier,
quadrant wall, railings
and pier at entrance to
Perdiswell Park
(Formerly Listed as:
PERDISWELL PARK
Stable block of former
Perdiswell Hall, Gate
piers at drive entrance)

GV II

Formerly known as: Coach House.
Includes: North gatepier, quadrant wall, railings and pier at
entrance PERDISWELL PARK.
Gate pier, quadrant wall with railings and end pier. Gatepier
dated 1788 to frieze, with quadrant walls, pier and railings
probably c1880. Rusticated ashlar pier approximately 3.5
metres high with Coade stone panel to frieze and surmounting
urn. Frieze shows reclining female with tall ship and chart
figure representing 'Navigation' and is inscribed 'COADE'S
Lithod-y- LONDON 1788'. Rough coursed stone quadrant walls
approximately 1 metre igh with curved ashlar copings and
cast-iron railings with round-arched arcade and spearhead
bars, extending for approximately 12 metres to rough coursed
stone end pier with peaked cap approximately 2 metres high.
HISTORICAL NOTE: forms the entrance to the former Perdiswell
Hall (demolished 1956), and now to Perdiswell Park together
with South gate pier, quadrant wall, railings and pier (qv).
The Stable Block and walled garden of former Perdiswell Hall
remain (qv).
Pevsner describes the Coade stone reliefs as 'beautiful'.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner: N: Worcestershire:
Harmondsworth: 1968-1985: 335; NMR: Photographs).


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