Description

SJ 5204-5304
12/131

PITCHFORD C.P.
PITCHFORD
Garden retaining wall with doorway and summerhouse adjoining Pitchford Hall to south-west

GV
II

Garden retaining wall with doorway and summerhouse. 1870's or 1880's
by George Devey. Coursed red sandstone rubble, snecked in parts, with
sandstone ashlar dressings, and stone coping. L-plan with circular
summerhouse in south-west corner and returning to Pitchford Hall (qv)
at north. Approximately 100 metres long and approximately 2.5 metres
high, ramped down to approximately 1 metre at east end; doorway in
west wall with chamfered reveals, depressed arch and nail-studded
boarded door with wrought iron strap hinges; short retaining wall to
pathway adjoining to west at this point. Summerhouse with low stone
walls, 3-bay open front with square-section wooden columns and central
entrance, and conical stone slate roof with lead globe finial. The
wall and summerhouse form an important part of the setting of Pitchford
Hall (qv) by enclosing the large lawn to its south.

Listing NGR: SJ5274604174

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26307193

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Suffolk: East (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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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)