The Water Tower
THE WATER TOWER, CASTLE ASHBY PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1371299
- Date first listed:
- 06-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Water Tower
- Statutory Address:
- THE WATER TOWER, CASTLE ASHBY PARK
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1371299
- Date first listed:
- 06-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Water Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE WATER TOWER, CASTLE ASHBY PARK
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:
- THE WATER TOWER, CASTLE ASHBY PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Castle Ashby
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 86225 59275
Details
CASTLE ASHBY CASTLE ASHBY PARK SP8659 13/20 The Water Tower
GV II
Water tower. Dated 1865. Supervising Architect Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt. Part of the improvements carried out at Castle Ashby by the 3rd Marquis of Northampton. Coursed limestone rubble with limestone dressings, concrete and lead roofs. Square tower with octagonal stair turret to south-west angle, which has an extra stage. Approxinately 75 feet to top of turret. Bottom stage has a batter and tall archway leading from courtyard on west side of Castle Ashby, to a formal walk at west end of terrace gardens, leading down to the park. Round-headed arch with tall keyblock and imposts, supported by console brackets. Narrow door to stair-turret to left of archway with segmental-arched head. 3rd stage has a belvedere room with pairs of round-arched windows to each side and stone balconies below supported by moulded stone brackets. Windows are divided by a shaft and have plate-glass sashes. Pieced balustrade to balconies. Top stage containing tanks has corbel table and large keyed roundels to each side in square moulded stone surrounds, containing pierced stone monogram of Charles 3rd Marquis of Northampton and his wife Theodosia. Pierced parapet to turret and lettered parapet to lower with date 1865 to courtyard side and family motto NISI DOMINUS to other sides. A single-storey link joins tower to single-storey wings flanking court to west side of Castle Ashby (q.v.). The tallest building of the Castle Ashby complex and something of a landmark. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire: 1973, p144)
Listing NGR: SP8622559275
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 235420
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, (1973)
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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