Axwell Park and Steps and Balustrades to South
AXWELL PARK AND STEPS AND BALUSTRADES TO SOUTH, AXWELL PARK ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1025206
- Date first listed:
- 18-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Axwell Park and Steps and Balustrades to South
- Statutory Address:
- AXWELL PARK AND STEPS AND BALUSTRADES TO SOUTH, AXWELL PARK ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1025206
- Date first listed:
- 18-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Axwell Park and Steps and Balustrades to South
- Statutory Address 1:
- AXWELL PARK AND STEPS AND BALUSTRADES TO SOUTH, AXWELL PARK ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- AXWELL PARK AND STEPS AND BALUSTRADES TO SOUTH, AXWELL PARK ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Gateshead (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 19112 62042
Details
NZ 16 SE BLAYDON AXWELL PARK ROAD (south end)
4/6 Axwell Park and steps and balustrades to south.
G.V. II*
Large house 1758 by Paine for Sir Thomas Clavering. Built by John Bell of Durham. Altered 1817 to 1818 by John Dobson. Ashlar; roof of graduated Lakeland slate. 3 storeys; 3, 3, 3 bays x 1, 3, 1. South elevation: cornice to rusticated ground floor; central three bays project under open pediment containing later corbelled arms; blocking course and cornice to a later central porch with rounded corners containing double door under stilted fanlight in recessed arch with voussoirs; tall voussoirs to all ground floor windows. First floor has architrave and bracketed segmental pediment to central window, architrave and bracketed pediment to nos. 2 and 8 and floating cornices to others. Most windows sashes, the attic storey with glazing bars. Modillioned eaves cornice. Right return of first floor windows round-headed, recessed in arches over bracketed balcony from which railings have been removed; segmental bracketed pediment to architrave of central window. Later corbelled coat of arms in top pediment. Roof low-pitched, with 4 ridges having 2 corniced ashlar chimneys on each. Curved coping to balustrade flanking steps to door and curving out to wide corniced rectangular piers supporting coats of arms; pink granite slabs, round- ended, on piers adjacent to porch. Interior: original main staircase removed; principal room has bracketed corniced doorcase and chimney piece, moulded panels.
Listing NGR: NZ1911262042
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 303771
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 7 Cleveland Part 13 Durham Part 41 Tyne and Wear,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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