Listed Building: Former Engine House at Engine Pond (12/14)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| NHLE UID | 1041599 |
| Date assigned | |
| Date last amended |
Description
Engine house. Dated 1737 with C19 alterations. Banded ironstone and limestone ashlar to front, hipped pantile roof, brick lateral stack. One-unit plan. 1-storey, 2-window range. Door to left of centre with wood lintel extending over window to right. Signs of other blocked window or door. Pair of horizontal oval windows below eaves to left and right of central datestone; both windows now blocked. Overhanging eaves. The building is approached from path along dam of Engine Pond and faces the water. Pump room at basement level. No machinery appears to have survived. It formerly housed the pump and ram supplying water to Castle Ashby (q.v.) and was approached by an avenue aligned on west front of house, portions of which still survive. Engine house and avenue appear on an estate map dated 1760. (Castle Ashby Archives)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8560 5947 (11m by 12m) |
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| Civil Parish | CASTLE ASHBY, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
External Links (1)
- https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1041599 (Link to NHLE record on Historic England website)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Aug 13 2021 10:35AM
