Canons Ashby House, Walls Running From Lion Gates to South to South East Corner of House
CANONS ASHBY HOUSE, WALLS RUNNING FROM LION GATES TO SOUTH TO SOUTH EAST CORNER OF HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1075306
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Canons Ashby House, Walls Running From Lion Gates to South to South East Corner of House
- Statutory Address:
- CANONS ASHBY HOUSE, WALLS RUNNING FROM LION GATES TO SOUTH TO SOUTH EAST CORNER OF HOUSE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1075306
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1968
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 24-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Canons Ashby House, Walls Running From Lion Gates to South to South East Corner of House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CANONS ASHBY HOUSE, WALLS RUNNING FROM LION GATES TO SOUTH TO SOUTH EAST CORNER OF HOUSE
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, WALLS RUNNING FROM LION GATES TO SOUTH TO SOUTH EAST CORNER OF HOUSE
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:
- SP5769150591
Details
SP5750
19/36
18/01/68
CANONS ASHBY
Canons Ashby House, walls running from Lion Gates to S to SE corner of house
(Formerly listed as Walls to court and garden and gatepiers at Canons Ashby)
GV
II
Garden walls, gates and gatepiers. Early C18. Coursed squared ironstone,
ironstone ashlar, some limestone dressings. Stone coped wall running from Lion
Gates (g.v.) at bottom of orchard N, enclosing E side of garden to gates and
gatepiers to park. Gatepiers have moulded plinths, cornices, plain sides and
support suits of armour on square moulded bases with splayed feet. Wrought iron
gates and overthrow. The wall then runs N to meet the SE angle of Canons Ashby
House with a doorway at that end with 4-centred chamfered arch head and jambs.
External buttresses to E, one dated 1873.
(Canons Ashby gardens and park are included in the HBMC Register of Gardens at
Grade II*)
Listing NGR: SP5769150591
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 360526
- 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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