Adstone House and Attached Garden Wall

ADSTONE HOUSE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, B4525

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1040930
Date first listed:
01-Dec-1951
List Entry Name:
Adstone House and Attached Garden Wall
Statutory Address:
ADSTONE HOUSE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, B4525
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1040930
Date first listed:
01-Dec-1951
Date of most recent amendment:
14-Dec-1987
List Entry Name:
Adstone House and Attached Garden Wall
Statutory Address 1:
ADSTONE HOUSE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, B4525

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
ADSTONE HOUSE AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALL, B4525

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Adstone
National Grid Reference:
SP 59428 51530

Details

ADSTONE B4525 SP55SE (North side) 1/23 Adstone House and attached 01/12/51 garden wall (Formerly listed as The Manor House)

GV II*

Manor house. Mid/late C17. Coursed dressed ironstone, plain-tile hipped roof, stone ridge stack, blue brick lateral stacks, that to right on stone base. H-plan. 2 storeys and attic; 3-window range. Central part-glazed door in moulded wood surround with timber lintel and timber porch. Above is a 3-light chamfered stone mullion leaded window with hood mould. Similar 4-light windows to ground and first floors of wings, those to ground floor with hood moulds. Blocked 1-light windows to ground and first floors of inner sides of wings with double-chamfered stone surrounds and hood moulds. Two 2-light flat-faced stone mullion cellar windows to right wing. Chamfered stone plinth and eaves. Stone ridge stack has 4 square stone flues with chamfered bases and moulded tops. Hipped roof dormers. Attached garden wall to left encloses garden on road side and has ridged stone coping. Interior has stop-chamfered spine beams, and C17 open-well cantilevered timber staircase with fat turned balusters and ball finials. Staircase rises from ground floor to attic and has splat balusters to top landing. A portion of panelling with strapwork from former Long Gallery at top of house hangs on staircase. Another staircase in hall, probably late C18, with stick balusters, ramped and wreathed handrail and carved tread ends. One room has C17 pegged panelling. Spice cupboard with labelled drawers in kitchen.

Listing NGR: SP5942851530

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Legacy System number:
235041
Legacy System:
LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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