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Statue of Summer Approximately 5 Metres South West of Manor House

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3095 / 52°18'34"N

Longitude: -1.1605 / 1°9'37"W

OS Eastings: 457334

OS Northings: 268258

OS Grid: SP573682

Mapcode National: GBR 8RH.1G6

Mapcode Global: VHCV5.T6WX

Plus Code: 9C4W8R5Q+QR

Entry Name: Statue of Summer Approximately 5 Metres South West of Manor House

Listing Date: 11 March 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1298854

English Heritage Legacy ID: 360921

ID on this website: 101298854

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)
17/27 Statue of "Summer" approx. 5m.
SW of Manor House

GV II

Statue. Early C18. Limestone. Female figure with a cornucopia of fruit
representing "Summer". Moulded ironstone plinth. Badly eroded. Part of a group
of statues of "The Seasons" with a central figure of "Atlas" (q.v.). Noted as
having belonged to a formal garden layout of c.1700 at the Manor House (q.v.).
(C. Hussey, Ashby St. Ledgers Manor House, Country Life, August 1951, p.496).


Listing NGR: SP5733468258

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