Canons Ashby House, Garden Walls Running From North West Corner of House to Green Court Gates
CANONS ASHBY HOUSE, GARDEN WALLS RUNNING FROM NORTH WEST CORNER OF HOUSE TO GREEN COURT GATES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1075305
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Canons Ashby House, Garden Walls Running From North West Corner of House to Green Court Gates
- Statutory Address:
- CANONS ASHBY HOUSE, GARDEN WALLS RUNNING FROM NORTH WEST CORNER OF HOUSE TO GREEN COURT GATES
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/15497/09
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1075305
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1968
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 24-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Canons Ashby House, Garden Walls Running From North West Corner of House to Green Court Gates
- Statutory Address 1:
- CANONS ASHBY HOUSE, GARDEN WALLS RUNNING FROM NORTH WEST CORNER OF HOUSE TO GREEN COURT GATES
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:
- CANONS ASHBY HOUSE, GARDEN WALLS RUNNING FROM NORTH WEST CORNER OF HOUSE TO GREEN COURT GATES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Canons Ashby
- National Grid Reference:
- SP5768050703
Details
SP5750
19/32
18/01/68
CANONS ASHBY
Canons Ashby House, garden walls running from NW corner of house to Green Court gates
(Formerly listed as Walls to court and garden and gatepiers at Canons Ashby)
GV
II
Garden wall and piers. Early C18. Coursed squared ironstone, ironstone ashlar,
some limestone dressings. High stone wall running alongside road to Preston
Capes and forming the N boundary to Green Court. Stone coped, with consoles
where wall meets the NW angle of Canons Ashby House and at the other end of the
Green Court where it turns to meet pier at this corner of Court. Pier has
moulded plinth and cornice, plain sides and obelisk supported by 4 stone
scrolls. To the park a low stone coped wall with timber posts at intervals with
pierced finials supporting 2 wrought iron rails. Stone coping and scroll feet of
obelisk largely renewed c.1981. Part of an important set of walls,gates and
piers enclosing the early C18 formal gardens of Canons Ashby House (g.v.).
(Canons Ashby gardens and park are included in the HBMC Register of Gardens at
Grade II*).
Listing NGR: SP5768050703
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 360522
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 30 Northamptonshire,
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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