List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: BILLY HOBBYS WELL
List entry Number: 1375825
Location
BILLY HOBBYS WELL, GROSVENOR PARK
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Cheshire West and Chester | Unitary Authority | |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II
Date first listed: 10-Jan-1972
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 469804
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List entry Description
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History
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Details
CHESTER CITY (EM)
SJ4166 GROSVENOR PARK
1932-1/6/133 (South side)
10/01/72 Billy Hobby's Well
GV II
Pumphouse pavilion for water garden in Grosvenor Park.
1865-67. By John Douglas at the expense of the 2nd Marquis of
Westminster. For Chester City Council. Sandstone ashlar, red
and buff. Octagonal on square plinth; each cardinal face has a
pointed-arched opening with a pair of polished red granite
columns attached to each jamb, with C13-style capitals;
voussoirs with carved roses; wrought-iron bars with spiked
crooks; recessed circlet in each canted side, with armorial
sheafs and portcullises; carved cove forming cornice beneath
eaves of light-grey slate spire surmounted by a copper fish as
weathervane, on a lead finial.
(Chester City Council and Committee: Park Committee Minutes:
1865-1867: PASSIM; Hubbard E: The Work of John Douglas:
London: 1991-: 47; 50; 81).
Listing NGR: SJ4127766202
Selected Sources
- Book Reference - Author: E Hubbard - Title: The Work of John Douglas - Date: 1991 - Page References: 47, 50, 81
National Grid Reference: SJ 41277 66202
Map
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