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Lincolnshire

ALKBOROUGH                                                      SE 879 217

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Julian's Bower

Julian's Bower is a turf maze that was recorded in 1697 by Abraham de la Pryme. It is just below an earthwork known as Countess Close and overlooks the confluence of the River Ouse and the River Trent.

Other old mazes are at;
Miz Maze, WINCHESTER, Hampshire.
City of Troy, DALBY-CUM-SKEWSBY, North Riding.



Date taken: 18/07/2009

BARTON

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  ​Barton Windmill












  Date taken: 18/07/2009

BELTON AND MANTHORPE                              SK 948 388

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Bellmount Tower

Originally the belvedere, built in 1749, had arched wings, giving it better proportions. On the advice of Philip Yorke to the 1st Lord Brownlow, they were removed in about 1780. Yorke comented:

    Belmount may be well clipped its two wings; they are the most offending members, and I think sh'd be cut off'.

The arch became known as 'Lord Brownlow's Britches'. 
The tower was damaged by fire in 1841 and was restored about 1989.

BELTON AND MANTHORPE                              SK 927 393

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Boat House

The Boat House at Belton Park was designed in the 1820s by Anthony Salvin for John Cust, the 1st Earl Brownlow.

It is in the style of a Swiss chalet, the walls have basket-weave plasterwork and it has a stone fish scale roof.

The restoration was finished in 2008.


Date taken:04/07/2013

BELTON AND MANTHORPE                              SK 929 395

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Gazebo

The Gazebo at Belton Park is at the corner of the churchyard and faces Belton House.

It was restored in 1991.







​Date taken: 04/07/2013

BELTON AND MANTHORPE                              SK 929 394

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Lion Exedra

The Lion Exedra at Belton House was designed in the early 19th century by Jeffry Wyatville in the Classical Revival style. 








​Date taken: 04/07/2013

BELTON AND MANTHORPE                               SK 929 395

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Belton House Orangery

The orangery at Belton House was designed in about 1811 by Jeffry Wyatville in the Classical Revival style and was built in 1821. The Balustrade is made of Coade stone.

Jeffry Wyatville also designed;
The Orangery, Longleat, Horningham, Wiltshire.
The Camellia House, Bretton Park, West Bretton. 
The Camellia House, Woburn, Bedfordshire. 

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BELTON AND MANTHORPE                             SK 929393

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Rustic Arch

Viscount Tyronnel wrote about the sham ruin at Belton House in 1745 in a letter to his nephew, John Cust:

    a grand Rustick arch finished with vast Rough Stones over ye Cascade of ye River, and two Huge Artificial Rocks on either side, Design'd and executed, as I think, in a taste superior to anything that I have seen.




​Date taken: 04/07/2013

BELTON AND MANTHORPE                              SK 931 393

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Temple

The Palladian style temple at Belton Park was built in the early 18th century.

It was resited to its present position in 1816 and possibly came from Culverthorpe.






​Date taken: 04/07/2013

BROCKLESBY                                                         TA 115 109

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Brocklesby Memorial Arch

The Brocklesby Memorial Arch was built as an entrance to Brocklesby Park and is dated 1864. On the east side is an inscription that reads:

TO CHARLES ANDERSON WORSLEY 2ND EARL OF YARBOROUGH

and on the west side:

BY HIS TENANTS AND FRIENDS

​Date taken: 03/10/2014


BROCKLESBY                                                         TA 126 127

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  Newsham Lodge

  Newsham Lodge was possibly designed by Jeffry   Wyattville. A decretive panel of arms is on the 3rd floor   of the tower and the Anderson cypher is over the   pedestrian entrance.


  This image is an Edwardian postcard .

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CABOURNE                                                             TA 128 036

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Pelham's Pillar

Designed in by Edward James Willson, who was paid 100 guineas for the plans, the 128 feet high Pelham's Pillar was built for Charles Anderson Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough, and cost £2395 4s 3d. It was visited by Prince Albert when it was completed.

An inscription reads;
                                      This Pillar
                was erected to commemorate the Planting
                                of these woods by
                    CHARLES ANDERSON PELHAM LORD
                                    YARBOROUGH
                        who commenced planting in 1787
         and between that year and 1828 placed on his                               property 12,552,700 Trees
            The Foundation of this Pillar was laid in the Year
                                          1840
        by his son and the Building was finished by his                                      grandson in 1849


​Pelham was MP for Grimsby 1803-7 and for Lincolnshire 1807-23.

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CLEETHORPES                                                     TA 308 087

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Ross Castle

Mr Ross was the financial director of the Yorkshire, Humber and Lincolnshire railway. He had the sham castle built in 1885 as a viewing platform for holidaymakers brought to Cleethorpes by his railway.

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DODDINGTON

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The Tuscan Temple of the Winds

The Tuscan Temple of the Winds is now a memorial to Coney and Ralph Jarvis who both died in the 1970s and created much of the gardens at Doddington. They had built the temple in 1967.





Date taken: 05/09/2003

GRANTHAM                                                          SK 921 371

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  Willoughby's Mill

  In 1898, George Willoughby had mock Tudor half timber   put onto Harrowby Mill House. He also employed Joe   White to build ornamental arches in the garden. Joe   White also built the Priory Ruins in Union Street. 

GREAT LIMBER

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Barn











Date taken: 08/05/2010

GREAT LIMBER                                                     TA 133 089

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Sophia Aufere's Mausoleum

The Mausoleum in Brockleby Park is for Sophia Aufere and was designed by James Wyatt and built in 1792. In the centre of the mausoleum is a white marble figure of Sophia by Joseph Nollekens.

An inscription reads:

    TO THE MEMORY OF
            SOPHIA
THE WIFE OF C.A.PELHAM
    JAN XXV MDCCLXXXVI
         AGED XXXIII






This postcard is Edwardian.

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Date taken: 03/10/2014

GRIMSBY                                           

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The Observatory

The Observatory was built in People's Park for Queen Victoria's 80th birthday. It was demolished during WW II.

HARLAXTON

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Gazebo

A tiny gazebo is in the centre of Harlaxton village.








Date taken: 05/09/2003

LINCOLN                                         

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Bailgate Summerhouse












Date taken: 04/10/2014


LINCOLN                                                               SK 978 716

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Bishop's Palace Summerhouse

The early 19th century Doric style garden temple was based on the Choragic Monument of Thyrasyllus. On the parapet is a seated figure of Niobe.








Date taken: 04/10/2014

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LINCOLN                                                                 SK 978 718

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Priory Gate

Priory Gate was built in 1816 in the Medieval Revival Style with masonry from the nearby 14th century gatehouse.








Date taken: 04/10/2014

TEALBY                                                                   TF 163 904

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  Bayons Manor Drawbridge

 
Bayons Manor was built for Charles Tennyson   d'Eyncourt, the uncle of Lord Tennison, from 1836 to   1842. It was designed as a picturesque romantic Gothic   castle by William Nicholson.

  After being used by troops in the Second World War it   was sold in 1944 and demolished in 1965. The ruins of   the drawbridge still remain.

THORNTON CURTIS                                           TA 118 189

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Thornton Abbey sham castle

Just inside the impressive gatehouse of the ruins of Thornton Abbey is a little Gothic building.








Date taken: 18/07/2009

WALTHAM

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  ​Waltham Windmill























 
Date taken: 23/07/2009

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