THORNBY HALL, WALLS AND 2 GAZEBOS ATTACHED TO NORTH WEST

THORNBY HALL, WALLS AND 2 GAZEBOS ATTACHED TO NORTH WEST, NASEBY ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1279461
Date first listed:: 02-Nov-1954
List Entry Name:: THORNBY HALL, WALLS AND 2 GAZEBOS ATTACHED TO NORTH WEST
Statutory Address:: THORNBY HALL, WALLS AND 2 GAZEBOS ATTACHED TO NORTH WEST, NASEBY ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1279461
Date first listed:: 02-Nov-1954
Date of most recent amendment:: 20-Nov-1985
List Entry Name:: THORNBY HALL, WALLS AND 2 GAZEBOS ATTACHED TO NORTH WEST
Statutory Address 1:: THORNBY HALL, WALLS AND 2 GAZEBOS ATTACHED TO NORTH WEST, NASEBY ROAD

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:: THORNBY HALL, WALLS AND 2 GAZEBOS ATTACHED TO NORTH WEST, NASEBY ROAD

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

District:: West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Thornby
National Grid Reference:: SP 67361 75805

Details

THORNBY NASEBY ROAD SP67NE (North side) 8/112 Thornby Hall, walls and 2 02/11/54 Gazebos attached to NW (Formerly listed as Thornby Hall)

GV II

Country house. Late C17, remodelled early C20 by Charles Mardaunt. Squared coursed lias with stone-slate and C20 plain-tile roofs. Originally probably E-plan, now complex. 2 storeys with attic. Garden front of 7-window range. Centre 3 bays are Cl9 and early C20 with 4- and 6-light stone-mullion windows with transoms; 6-panelled door to left under 4-centred arch with moulded stone surround. The flanking bays are C17 gabled wings with large C20 sixteen-light stone-mullion canted bay windows to ground and first floor. The attic windows are C17 two-light stone mullion windows with arch-headed lights. The flanking bays to the far left and right are early C20 with stone mullion windows. Hipped roofs to centre 3 bays and gable roofs to flanking wings. Ashlar gable parapets with ball finials and large stone stacks at ridge and ends. Elevation to left of 4 bays of projecting gables. Square stone bay to left of centre, other windows are stone mullion windows, all early C20. The 3 gables to the left may be C17. Lead rainwater head has date 1925. Elevation to left mainly early C20 containing domestic offices, one 3-light stone mullion at first floor may be C17 and has arch-head lights. Entrance front has 3-storey projecting porch with moulded stone doorcase and ribbed and studded doors; stone mullion windows all early C20. Walls attached to either side of entrance front with gate openings, gatepiers and 2 gazebos at corners also early C20. Interior not inspected but some rooms noted as having decorative plaster ceilings, wood panelling and moulded stone fireplace surrounds; all probably early C20. The C17 house was extensively enlarged and remodelled in the early C20 for the Wills family.

Listing NGR: SP6736175805

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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.