Building record 980/2/8 - Carriage Arch c.130m North-East of Holdenby House

Carriage arch to outer court of Holdenby Palace. Datestone 1583. Built for Sir Christopher Hatton.

{1} Carriage arch to outer court of Holdenby Palace. Datestone 1583. Built for Sir Christopher Hatton. Limestone ashlar and squared coursed lias. Central archway has stepped voissoir with scroll pediment above surmounted by square obelisk. Flanking niches in bottom stage. One of pair of carriage arches. Site scheduled as ancient monument. (q.v. carriage arch approx 130 metres north east of Holdenby House.)

{6} Undated photo;

{7} Engraving;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 7/217 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G01 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.263 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> Tillemans P., 1719?, Holdenby Ruins Now Down, (checked) (Drawing). SNN109055.

<5> Bailey B.A., 1996, Northamptonshire in the Early Eighteenth Century: The Drawings of Peter Tillemans & Others, p.97 (checked) (Series). SNN41766.

<6> Photographs of buildings in Holdenby (Photographs). SNN112658.

<7> Dryden H.E.L., 1842-1895, Dryden Collection, DR/25/153/15 (Archive). SNN115.

Record last edited

Jun 18 2025 12:50PM