Grafton Villas
GRAFTON VILLAS, 25 AND 27, NORTHAMPTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040977
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Grafton Villas
- Statutory Address:
- GRAFTON VILLAS, 25 AND 27, NORTHAMPTON ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040977
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Grafton Villas
- Statutory Address 1:
- GRAFTON VILLAS, 25 AND 27, NORTHAMPTON ROAD
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:
- GRAFTON VILLAS, 25 AND 27, NORTHAMPTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Blisworth
- National Grid Reference:
- SP7278654114
Details
SP 75 SW
4/27
01/12/51
BLISWORTH
NORTHAMPTON ROAD
(West side)
Nos.25 and 27 (Grafton Villas)
(Formerly listed as Grafton Villas)
GV
II
Pair of semi-detached cottages. 1838. Limestone ashlar, hipped slate roof,
central stone internal stack. Double-depth plan. 2-storey, 3-window range.
Central block has 16-pane sash windows to ground and first floors with moulded
stone surrounds, and is flanked by lower 2-storey wings. These wings house
staircase hall and have panelled doors in stone porches with Tuscan pillars and
pilasters, plain frieze, moulded cornice and blocking cornice; blank rectangular
panel above porch. Plinth, storey band, moulded stone cornice and blocking
cornice. Interior: stone cantilever staircases with cast-iron balustrade and
columns supporting landing and ramped and wreathed mahogany hand-rail.
Stone-flagged floors; some original stone chimneypieces. No.27 has original back
staircase leading from kitchen Part of an extensive building programme
undertaken by the Grafton estate under the direction of the agent John Gardner
and referred to in his letter of 19th October 1838 "I have chosen the site for,
and set out the double cottage this morning, it will have a Lodge-like effect,
and be an ornamental adjunct to the Archway as well as shew off or stone to the
best advantage". (Grafton papers G4034/2 accounts G3901). The cottages stand
beside the railway bridge (q.v.) on the main road to Northampton, referred to in
letter as "the Archway". They are built of local stone from the Grafton estate
quarry at Blisworth (q.v, Stone Works Farmhouse).
(Grafton papers Northamptonshire Record Office; J. Steane 'The Northamptonshire
Landscape', 1974, pp240-1)
Listing NGR: SP7278654114
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 234850
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Steane, J, The Northamptonshire Landscape, (1974), 240-1
Legal
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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