Roadside wall in Tong Norton

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Roadside wall in Tong Norton

Image: © Richard Law Taken: 19 Apr 2020

At first glance nothing much to look at, but the right light picks out these rather unusual carvings or mouldings in the face of 50 metres of this wall. They are very similar to those seen in Image, which was once the boundary wall to the extensive grounds of Tong Castle, and it's entirely probable that this was constructed at the same time (or, and I'm speculating here, the wall has been relocated at some stage in its life). It dates to the late 18th or early 19th century, and was Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101367652-wall-approximately-10-metres-to-north-of-byre-with-hayloft-at-tong-norton-farm-tong#.Xv-nCChKjcs & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1367652 in 1984.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.670483
Longitude
-2.306218