Listed Building: Kitchen Garden (6/34)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| NHLE UID | 1189830 |
| Date assigned | 06 September 1988 |
| Date last amended |
Description
Kitchen garden. 1868. By E.W. Godwin. Coursed squared limestone. Large rectangular enclosure with apse and apsidal-ended arm on principal axis. In Italian medieval style. Garden lies on principal formal axis of Italian Garden with fine low wrought-iron gates at entrance from Italian Garden flanked by tall buttressed gatepiers topped by seated griffins holding shields with Compton arms. Apse on far side of garden closes formal vista, and is raised above ground level and was formerly laid out for herbs. Enclosure walls have tiled coping. (Castle Ashby Park and Gardens are included in HBMC Register of parks and gardens for Northamptonshire at Grade I; Buildings of England: Northamptonshire: 1973, p145; Castle Ashby archives)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8625 5878 (177m by 163m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CASTLE ASHBY, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
External Links (1)
- https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1189830 (Link to NHLE record on Historic England website)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Aug 13 2021 11:09AM
