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| HER Number | MWB19404 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Gate piers and gates at Benham Park, East Lodge |
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Summary
Grade II listed late 18th century stone gate piers with 19th century wrought iron gates
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1220643: GATE PIERS AND GATES AT BENHAM PARK, EAST LODGE
- Conservation Area: Benham Park
- Registered Park or Garden (II) 1000173: Benham Park
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (II): ø Map No 25 3/148 Gate Piers and Lodges to Benham Park on E. (Included in Statutory List as Gate Piers and Lodges on Hungerford-Newbury Road to E.)
C.17-18, stone, each pier an arched framed by Doric order with pediment, crossed palms in tympanum. Engaged rusticated columns on plinths. Piers flanked by one storey early C.19 lodges.
Monument Type(s):
- GATE PIER (18th century - 1767 AD to 1800 AD)
- GATE (Mid to Late 19th century to Late 19th century - 1867 AD to 1900 AD)
Full Description
The gate piers at Benham Park are supported by Doric columns <2>. This gateway along with the two listed lodges, forms the main approach to the Registered Park of Benham Park from the Bath Road west of Newbury <3>.
Sources and further reading
| --- | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. ø Map No 25 3/148. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| --- | Woodward, G M. 1796. Eccentric Excursions: Or, Literary & Pictorial Sketches of Countenance, Character & Country, in Different Parts of England & South Wales. p57. [Monograph / SWB149619]
https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Eccentric_Excursions.html?id=8NRbAAAAQAAJ&redir_esc=y (Accessed 04/10/2019) |
| <01> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <02> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p162. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <03> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). 1987. Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. Benham Park. [Unpublished document / SWB12616] |
Related Monuments
| MWB6280 | Benham Park (Park), Speen (Landscape) |
| MWB15772 | Benham Park, West Lodge gate piers (Monument) |
| MWB19402 | East Lodge, Benham Park (Building) |
| MWB19403 | Small lodge approximately 20 metres to north west of Benham Park East Lodge (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1458 | West Gate Piers and North Boundary Wall at Benham Valence, Speen, Newbury, West Berkshire - Heritage Statement (Ref: 102174.01) |
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