Building record 600/5/5 - Walls Running From Lion Gates to South-East Corner of Canons Ashby House

Garden walls, gates and gatepiers. Early C18.

{1} Garden walls, gates and gatepiers. Early C18. Coursed squared ironstone, ironstone ashlar, some limestone dressings. Stone coped wall running from Lion Gates (g.v.) at bottom of orchard N, enclosing E side of garden to gates and gatepiers to park. Gatepiers have moulded plinths, cornices, plain sides and support suits of armour on square moulded bases with splayed feet. Wrought iron gates and overthrow. The wall then runs N to meet the SE angle of Canons Ashby House with a doorway at that end wi :> hamfered arch head and jambs. External buttresses to E, one dated 1873. (Canons Ashby gardens and park are included in the HBMC Register of Gardens at Grade II*)

{3} Undated photo;

Bryant A., 1827, Map of The County of Northampton, (unchecked) (Map). SNN2733.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 19/36 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F05 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Canons Ashby (Photographs). SNN111842.

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Jul 2 2024 3:57PM