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Steps and Walls Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Leodegarius

A Grade II Listed Building in Ashby St Ledgers, West Northamptonshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3087 / 52°18'31"N

Longitude: -1.1606 / 1°9'38"W

OS Eastings: 457325

OS Northings: 268178

OS Grid: SP573681

Mapcode National: GBR 8RH.7D8

Mapcode Global: VHCV5.T7SG

Plus Code: 9C4W8R5Q+FQ

Entry Name: Steps and Walls Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Leodegarius

Listing Date: 11 March 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1076501

English Heritage Legacy ID: 360900

ID on this website: 101076501

Location: Ashby St Ledgers, West Northamptonshire, CV23

County: West Northamptonshire

Civil Parish: Ashby St Ledgers

Traditional County: Northamptonshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northamptonshire

Church of England Parish: Ashby St Ledgers The BVM and St Leodegarius

Church of England Diocese: Peterborough

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Description


ASHBY ST.LEDGERS MAIN STREET
SP5768 (East side)
17/6 Steps and walls approx. 15m. S
of Church of St. Leodegarius

GV II

Steps and retaining walls. 1939, by Sir Edwin Lutyens as part of an unexecuted
scheme for a cloister. Steps are flanked by piers, ironstone ashlar with
limestone coping. Flight of 4 steps within a platform and second flight of 6
steps. Flanking walls, coursed ironstone rubble with ironstone coping. Designs
for the cloister show arcades of Tuscan columns with a pitched tile roof raised
on a retaining wall to frame approach from Wimbourne altar tomb (q.v.) and cross
(g.v.) to south porch of Church.
(C. Hussey: Ashby St. Ledgers; Country Life, p.499).


Listing NGR: SP5732568178

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