Monument record 6752/1/1 - Monks Park Hall (aka Monks Park House)

An imposing Neoclassical stucco house, circa 1836 with late 19th century additions. It has a three-storey centre with pediment shaped blocking course, two-storey recessed wings, lower recessed outer wings, 1:1:3:1:1 sash windows,with glazing bars. Now altered by one storey on left of centre, two storey on right casement bay windows. The rusticated centre of the ground floor has a closed porch with Greek Doric fluted columns in antis. Latterly used as a Pentecostal Church. Demolished in 1980

{1} Neoclassical stucco building of circa 1836 with late C19th additions; Welsh slated roof; 2 & 3 storeys; rusticated centre of ground floor has closed porch with Greek Doric fluted columns in antis.

{2} Monks Park Hall shown; most of land incorporated into town's expansion with building of terraced housing etc;

{3} Monk's Park shown.

{4} Monks Park House was situated two miles from centre of town; Elizabethan mansion built in Palladian manner; house was formed of central block with connecting curved wings leading to pavilion blocks; Sir Francis Crane acquired property in 1630; when he died in 1636 estates passed to nephew Francis Arundel; in 1748 passed to Harding family; after 1832 they were gradually dispersed due to expanding growth of town; later passed to Collins & Randall who were influential mayors of town; hall remained in use as flats until 1978 but was demolshed in 1980 due to structural decay;

<1> Department of the Environment (DoE), 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p.108 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN3381.

<2> , 1887, First Edition OS Mapping, (unchecked) (Map). SNN2674.

<3> Wood; Law, 1847, Town Map of Northampton, (checked) (Map). SNN752.

<4> Bailey B.A., 1981, Monks Park, Northampton: The Story of A Town Property, 291-295 (unchecked) (Article). SNN3299.

<5> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 473 (Book). SNN111989.

<6> Bailey B.A., 1981, Monks Park, Northampton: The Story of A Town Property, 291-295 (unchecked) (Article). SNN3299.

<7> Historic England, Undated, MONKS PARK HALL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, MONKS HALL ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, BF106766 (Archive). SNN115620.

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Apr 30 2025 2:34PM