Listed Building record MDO15815 - boundary wall of Highcliffe Castle, Christchurch

Former boundary wall of Highcliffe Castle along Lymington Road (from opposite Nea Road to former lodges - with gap at entrance to Rothesay Drive.

Former boundary wall of Highcliffe Castle along Lymington Road (from opposite Nea Road to former lodges - with gap at entrance to Rothesay Drive.

Former boundary wall to Highcliffe Castle. Circa 1830, repaired in the 20th century. Hitch's patent brick in rat-trap and stretcher bond with triangular brick coping and buttresses. About 1.5 m tall, now in four sections. The wall was probably built during Donthorne's remodelling of Highcliffe Castle in 1830-4. In 1828 Caleb Hitch, a Ware [in Herts.] brickmaker, was granted a patent for large interlocking bricks with cavities. They were laid on edge and claimed to be more economical than standard bricks, but because of the complicated form of brick required to turn a corner many different patterns had to be produced. Consequently, they were not widely adopted and outside Ware Hitch bricks are very rare.

This description is derived from the associated designation record, the validity of which has not been checked.

GREENBACK List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Scheduling record). SDO19706.

Record last edited

Sep 9 2024 4:48PM