Description

CHASTLETON
5P2429-2529
11/23 Garden wall, gate piers and
steps to N and E of Chastleton
House

GV II

Garden wall, gate piers and steps. Wall. Probably early C17 with later repairs.
Regularly coursed and dressed marlstone with ashlar and rounded rubble coping.
From point where it meets garden wall to south of Chastleton House (q.v.) it
runs along north side of churchyard of Church of St. Mary (q.v.) and then turns
at right-angles to form boundary of garden to east of Chastleton House. This
section has two C18 gate piers with moulded capping and ball finials. The wall
then takes another right-angled turn to separate upper and lower gardens. To
north-west of section returning to join north-east corner of house are 2 sets of
straight-flight steps with square piers, which have moulded capping and ball
finials. A section of wall linked to west side of house runs northwards along
road to join The Dower House (q.v.): the section nearest The Dower House is
buttressed and has a 4-centred chamfered arch at the point where it joins the
house.
[2464]

Listing NGR: SP2486229140

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26492492

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)