Record Details

NHER Number:55950
Type of record:Building
Name:Gate Pier and wall 115 metres west of Hunstanton Hall

Summary

Gate pier and wall, late 17th century, remains of formal garden laid out after his marriage in 1686 by Sir Nicholas Le Strange.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 6904 4181
Map Sheet:TF64SE
Parish:OLD HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Previously recorded under NHER 1117.

September 1984. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Gate pier and wall, late 17th century, remains of formal garden laid out after his marriage in 1686 by Sir Nicholas Le Strange. Red brick with stone dressings, classical style rectangular on plan gate pier. South rebate stone console bracket. Stone moulded plinth above, supporting bracket to roundel."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
A. Cattermole (HES), 10 August 2011. Amended by J. Cullis (HES), 21 January 2020.

See also (S2).

Monument Types

  • FORMAL GARDEN (17th Century to 21st Century - 1686 AD to 2100 AD)
  • GATE (17th Century to 21st Century - 1686 AD to 2100 AD)
  • GATE PIER (17th Century to 21st Century - 1686 AD to 2100 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

  • Listed Building

Sources and further reading

---Aerial Photograph: TF6941 A,B,G-L (AAF), M,Q,S,Z-AC (Unit).
---Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TF6941/AD - AQ; TF6842/G.
---Illustration: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
---Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67069 093-4 26-APR-1967.
---Photograph: BDE18,SC(2)1-2.
<S1>Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1171866.
<S2>Designation: English Heritage. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England..

Related records

1117Part of: Hunstanton Hall and Gardens (Monument)
55951Related to: Gate Piers and wall at Hunstanton Hall (Building)
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