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Summary

Early 19C gate piers & railings adjoining to south of New (Flint) Lodge at Bicton Park

Location

Protected Status

• Registered Park or Garden (I) 1000338: BICTON

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08NE/13/4
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GATE PIER (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1987, Bicton, 8 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV114376.

Gate piers and railings adjoining to south of New Lodge built c1800. Piers and connecting walls of red brick including bands of flint and caps of limestone ashlar, cast iron railings. See DoE list for full details.

English Heritage, 1987, Bicton, LBS No 86209 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV323722.

Gate piers and railings adjoining to south of New Lodge. Extending southwards from New Lodge is a railed wall containing 2 wide gateways, that at the south end is now disused. The northern gateway piers are square in section with rebated corners. They have moulded caps and bases and are surmounted by carved lions sejant holding shields bearing the Rolle arms. There is another similar pier a short distance to the south which is surmounted by a pineapple vase. The southern gate piers are similar except that they include 5 bands of flint. They have pineapple vase caps. The low connecting walls also include a band of flint and have limestone coping. The railings have spear heads and include a dograil of diagonal crosses. Only the southern gate way retains its gate which has different rails; these have fleur-de-lys heads and have diagonal cross braces.

English Heritage, 2003, Bicton House, Devon (Register of Parks and Gardens in England). SDV323703.

Also known as 'Flint Lodge'.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1994 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Bicton House. Late 18th century mansion with extensive wings and outbuildings. Original mansion and park built 16th century on site of County prison. Now agricultural college. Listed Grade II*. 16th century deerpark Listed Grade 1. Features of interest (many with Listed Building status) within the extensive grounds include summerhouse, lodge gateposts, Palm House, Orangery, formal gardens and parkland, grotto, 19th century stone circle, forge, icehouse, ponds.
SMR.

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