Description

CASTLE ASHBY CASTLE ASHBY VILLAGE
SP8559
12/52 No.47 (Threefold)
16/06/72 (Formerly listed as Schoolroom
and school house)

- II

School and school house, now offices. By G.E. Street. 1856, with later C19
extension. Coursed squared limestone banded with ironstone, plain-tile roof,
stone lateral and ridge stacks.L-plan,lstor,ry and attic, 3-window range.
Chamfered pointed arched doorway to right of centre with alternate limestone and
ironstone blocks to head, part-glazed plank door with ornamental hinge and hood
mould. 2-light chamfered stone mullion window to right of doorway and similar
3-light windows flanking large projecting lateral stack to left of centre.
Hipped dormer with similar 2-light window to right of centre. Plinth with batter
and stone-coped gables with kneelers. Wings to left and right of centre, that to
left probably a later addition. Interior not inspected.
(Buildings of England: Northamptonshire: 1973, p145)

Listing NGR: SP8594759090

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26484982

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living