Description

SD 45 NE THURNHAM

8/192 Ashton Hall Gatehouse
1-8-1952 (Formerly listed under ASHTON
with STODDAY)

GV II*

Gatehouse, c.1600. Sandstone ashlar. Single segmental arch, chamfered in 2
orders. On west side flanked by paired Doric columns on decorated pedestals,
supporting an entablature. Above the blocking course are 3 finials of square
section, with cushion bases. At the left is a C19th extension of 2 storeys
and one bay providing living accommodation and having windows with plain stone
surrounds and glazing bars. On the east side there is a gable with coping
above the arch and a diagonal buttress to its left. To the right the wall is
blank, with original masonry to the ground floor of the living accommodation,
extended upwards in the C19th. Inside, between the arches, the ceiling is of
stone and vaulted with carved bosses.

Listing NGR: SD4613557290

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17531432

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Recommended Books

• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)