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1. The History
Wallingwells is a small civil parish and hamlet in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. Here can be found Wallingwells Hall, a Grade 2 listed 17th-century country house built on the site of Wallingwells Priory, the site of a former Benedictine Nunnery. Along with the hall, three cottages, a converted stable block, and one further property make up the secluded hamlet of Wallingwells. Dating back 400 years, in 1946 the hall was split into four separate dwellings.
An addition to the estate in the mid-18th century, north of the house and overlooking a small former quarry, was a garden wall with four projecting pavilions at the angles. Constructed of coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and a quadrangle plan, a wall ran along the north, east and west edges of the walled garden and pavilions. To the south was the rim of an old quarry. At the north-east and north-west corners were two single storey pavilions, each entered through a single pointed-arch doorway. At the south-east corner was the main structure of the ensemble; a 3-storey pavilion. Entered from the west side on the first floor, this floor represented the main residing space and included a small fireplace. It opened out into the garden via single central pointed archway, with two narrower arches either side. The ground floor gave access to the quarry via a single archway. Finally, in the south-west corner is a further 2
storey pavilion entered from the east side at ground floor level. It opened
out into the garden, while the south portal entrance looks out over the quarry.
Despite being Grade 2 listed in November 1985, the pavilion has been forgotten and neglected as nature gradually takes it back.
2. The Explore
At some time or other most of us have explored vast industrial spaces. Well, this place is the opposite end of the scale. It’s bijou, hidden from Google Maps and almost forgotten about. If it wasn’t Grade II listed, it probably would be lost in the mists of time altogether.
So big-up to my non-forum member mate who spotted the listing details and sent them my way for further investigation. Once I’d trudged across sodden fields, negotiated the barbed-wire fence surrounding the wood that now envelopes the place, I was in. It was like entering another world. It was very small but equally rather magical. The listing has done nothing to help save the place. Ultimately nature will take it over and it will crumble.
3. The Pictures
The first view you get as you approach from the north-east. One of the two single one-storey pavilion entrances:
wallingwells 01 by HughieDW, on Flickr
wallingwells 02 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Looking back out:
wallingwells 03 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5540 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The arch on the one the other side on the north-west hasn’t been so lucky:
wallingwells 04 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The two-storey pavilion:
wallingwells 09 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5511 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Looking out:
img5512 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And looking up:
wallingwells 08 by HughieDW, on Flickr
On to the main attraction - the three-storey pavilion:
wallingwells 10 by HughieDW, on Flickr
wallingwells 06 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The first-floor picture window and fireplace:
wallingwells 12 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Looking from the first floor downwards:
wallingwells 13 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Round the side and down:
img5527 by HughieDW, on Flickr
On the ground floor:
wallingwells 14 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Looking back up:
wallingwells 15 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img5532 by HughieDW, on Flickr
wallingwells 17 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The north wall:
img5526 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Not too sure what this ironwork was:
img5525 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Shadows on the pavilion wall:
img5538 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Finally, the boundary wall of the garden:
wallingwells 19 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Wallingwells is a small civil parish and hamlet in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. Here can be found Wallingwells Hall, a Grade 2 listed 17th-century country house built on the site of Wallingwells Priory, the site of a former Benedictine Nunnery. Along with the hall, three cottages, a converted stable block, and one further property make up the secluded hamlet of Wallingwells. Dating back 400 years, in 1946 the hall was split into four separate dwellings.
An addition to the estate in the mid-18th century, north of the house and overlooking a small former quarry, was a garden wall with four projecting pavilions at the angles. Constructed of coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and a quadrangle plan, a wall ran along the north, east and west edges of the walled garden and pavilions. To the south was the rim of an old quarry. At the north-east and north-west corners were two single storey pavilions, each entered through a single pointed-arch doorway. At the south-east corner was the main structure of the ensemble; a 3-storey pavilion. Entered from the west side on the first floor, this floor represented the main residing space and included a small fireplace. It opened out into the garden via single central pointed archway, with two narrower arches either side. The ground floor gave access to the quarry via a single archway. Finally, in the south-west corner is a further 2
storey pavilion entered from the east side at ground floor level. It opened
out into the garden, while the south portal entrance looks out over the quarry.
Despite being Grade 2 listed in November 1985, the pavilion has been forgotten and neglected as nature gradually takes it back.
2. The Explore
At some time or other most of us have explored vast industrial spaces. Well, this place is the opposite end of the scale. It’s bijou, hidden from Google Maps and almost forgotten about. If it wasn’t Grade II listed, it probably would be lost in the mists of time altogether.
So big-up to my non-forum member mate who spotted the listing details and sent them my way for further investigation. Once I’d trudged across sodden fields, negotiated the barbed-wire fence surrounding the wood that now envelopes the place, I was in. It was like entering another world. It was very small but equally rather magical. The listing has done nothing to help save the place. Ultimately nature will take it over and it will crumble.
3. The Pictures
The first view you get as you approach from the north-east. One of the two single one-storey pavilion entrances:
wallingwells 01 by HughieDW, on Flickrwallingwells 02 by HughieDW, on FlickrLooking back out:
wallingwells 03 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg5540 by HughieDW, on FlickrThe arch on the one the other side on the north-west hasn’t been so lucky:
wallingwells 04 by HughieDW, on FlickrThe two-storey pavilion:
wallingwells 09 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg5511 by HughieDW, on FlickrLooking out:
img5512 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnd looking up:
wallingwells 08 by HughieDW, on FlickrOn to the main attraction - the three-storey pavilion:
wallingwells 10 by HughieDW, on Flickrwallingwells 06 by HughieDW, on Flickr The first-floor picture window and fireplace:
wallingwells 12 by HughieDW, on FlickrLooking from the first floor downwards:
wallingwells 13 by HughieDW, on FlickrRound the side and down:
img5527 by HughieDW, on FlickrOn the ground floor:
wallingwells 14 by HughieDW, on FlickrLooking back up:
wallingwells 15 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg5532 by HughieDW, on Flickrwallingwells 17 by HughieDW, on FlickrThe north wall:
img5526 by HughieDW, on FlickrNot too sure what this ironwork was:
img5525 by HughieDW, on FlickrShadows on the pavilion wall:
img5538 by HughieDW, on FlickrFinally, the boundary wall of the garden:
wallingwells 19 by HughieDW, on Flickr
