Manor House and Attached Steps and Railings
MANOR HOUSE AND ATTACHED STEPS AND RAILINGS
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040087
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Manor House and Attached Steps and Railings
- Statutory Address:
- MANOR HOUSE AND ATTACHED STEPS AND RAILINGS
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2003-09-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/11335/25
- Rights:
- © Mr Roger Ashley. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040087
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 12-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Manor House and Attached Steps and Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- MANOR HOUSE AND ATTACHED STEPS AND RAILINGS
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MANOR HOUSE AND ATTACHED STEPS AND RAILINGS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Apethorpe
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 02448 95650
Details
APETHORPE APETHORPE PARK TL0295 18/9 Manor house and attached steps 23/05/67 and railings (Formerly listed as Manor House) GV II Manor house. Early C18, for Apethorpe Estate extended. C19 and early C20 for Lord Brassey. Squared coursed limestone with ashlar dressings and Collyweston slate roof. Originally L-shape plan. 2 storeys with attic and cellar. Main front is a 5-window range. Central panelled door has moulded stone surround and a 2-light stone mullion fanlight above, flanked by moulded consoles, with pediment over. 2-light stone mullion windows with transoms. Chamfered plinth and raised band between floors. Dentilled wood cornice and 5 gabled roof dormers. Ashlar gable parapets and kneelers and ashlar end stacks with moulded cornices. Flight of steps, with attached iron railings, to front door. C19 and C20 alterations to left gable. Rear wing is similar. Rear elevation of main range has 3-light staircase window with transom. Late C19/early C20 wing attached at right angles to rear wing. Interior: C18 staircase with turned balusters and square newels; probably restored C19. Rooms to left and right of entrance have chamfered spine beams, Drawing Room, to left, has moulded bracket under beam. Dining Room to right of entrance has corner fireplace with bolection moulded, marble surround. Original rear entrance, now into cloakroom, has moulded stone surround with 2-light stone mullion fanlight above. Said to have been built as a stewards house for Apethorpe Hall by the Earl of Westmorland. (RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: p15)
Listing NGR: TL0244895650
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 233015
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire, (1984)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 09-Jun-2026 at 16:45:08.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.