Building record M12971 - THE AVIARIES & ADJOINING GARDEN WALLS, FLINTHAM HALL
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 73918 45929 (31m by 16m) |
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Map sheet | SK74NW |
District | Rushcliffe |
Civil Parish | Flintham, Rushcliffe |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Flintham Hall … Enlarged by Lewis Wyatt in 1829. Beyond the walled garden, Wyatt's aviary. (1)
Aviaries. Mid C19. Adjoining garden walls, early C19. (2)
Dovecote, in aviary at Flintham Hall. (3)
Frescoes were painted in the two-storey projecting bay in 1988 by Ricardo Cinalli an Argentinian-born artist known for his Neoclassical paintings. The work is also signed by G. Gorostiga. A painted architecture frieze runs around the lower approx. 1.5m of the wall and above are scenes for men reclining and relaxing to the east wall. To the north wall a man is pictured holding a horse while other men erect a fluted column. The west wall also contains a scene in the same style. The associated garden wall has a central cavity and was heated(NCC BAR Survey 21.12.2018)
Listed buildings slides, (Photograph). SNT2648.
<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 129-30 (Monograph). SNT4.
<2> DOE, Listed Building Description (Published document). SNT228.
<3> Woolrich AE, 1988, Details of Dovecotes of Notts, p 8 (Unpublished document). SNT1779.
<4> Severn J, 1986, Dovecotes of Notts (Published document). SNT1255.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SNT2648 Photograph: Listed buildings slides. .
- <1> SNT4 Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 129-30.
- <2> SNT228 Published document: DOE. Listed Building Description.
- <3> SNT1779 Unpublished document: Woolrich AE. 1988. Details of Dovecotes of Notts. p 8.
- <4> SNT1255 Published document: Severn J. 1986. Dovecotes of Notts.
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM