Listed Building: The Arch Gate (19/1)
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Grade | II |
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NHLE UID | 1075268 |
Date assigned | 29 April 1987 |
Date last amended |
Description
Lodge gateway. Late C18/early C19. Red brick with ironstone ashlar facing and sandstone dressings. Double hollow-chamfered 4-centred Tudor-style arch with hood mould and trefoil cut spandrels, with Knightley arms above. Moulded plinth, offset angle buttresses, battlemented parapet with moulded and hollow-chamfered string course below. Blocked doors between arches left and right with 4-centred heads. Formerly flanked by single-storey one-unit wings providing accomodation for the lodge gate keeper. The arch stands at the entrance to Badby Woods on one of the former drives to Fawsley Hall.
Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 5657 5859 (13m by 13m) |
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Civil Parish | BADBY, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
External Links (1)
- https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1075268 (Link to NHLE record on Historic England website)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Oct 1 2021 4:17PM