Description

ASHBY ST.LEDGERS MAIN STREET
SP5768 (East side)
17/23 Parterre, retaining wall and
steps approx. 30m. E of Manor
House

GV II

Parterre. c.1909-12 by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Retaining walls uncoursed limestone
and ironstone rubble with ironstone coping. Steps, paving and balustrade,
limestone ashlar. Wall with balustrade and flight of semi-circular steps at each
end descending from the lawn east of the Manor House to a paved parterre, with
flower beds set in geometrical patterns. Similar steps at north and south
approaches to the parterre. At the head of a sunken canal garden also designed
by Lutyens (q.v.).
(C. Hussey: Ashby St. Ledgers; Country Life, p.498 (illustrated).

Listing NGR: SP5738068302

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26305774

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments