CANONS ASHBY HOUSE, GARDEN WALLS RUNNING FROM NORTH WEST CORNER OF HOUSE TO GREEN COURT GATES

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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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Official list entry

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

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: 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

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 30 Northamptonshire,

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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.