Wallington Hall (the classic view)
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Description
"The four dragons' heads carved in Portland Stone ("grotesque style with oriental influence") on the lawn east of Wallington Hall are Grade II* Listed. They are thought to be the work of Christopher Horsnaile the elder in 1733/4 and were brought from Bishopsgate, London, in 1760, as ballast in one of Sir Walter Blackett's colliers when London's gates were demolished. It has been suggested that when he saw them he had them taken to his sham-castle or folly at Rothley, Northumberland until 1879. They were moved to their present location east of Wallington Hall in 1928. North-East History Tour - The Wallington Dragons: http://northeasthistorytour.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/the-wallington-dragons-nz030842.html National Trust Collections: http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/584972" Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2017. -
Owner
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License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5597466
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 5 years, 9 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2017-11-11 -
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