Description

ALTHORP
SP66NE
7/5 Althorp, Falconry or Hawking
02/11/54 Tower

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Hunting Lodge. c.1611. Lias ashlar with slate roof. T-plan. 2 storeys with
attic, 3 bays. Central cross wing forming gabled porch with arched entrance
with open arcaded sides. Flanking casements with leaded lights and
intersecting glazing bars with plain arched heads. First floor of blank arcade
has fenestration 2: 3: 2 each with keystone and central casement window.
Moulded string course between first and second floor. Gabled roof with ashlar
parapets, kneelers and obelisks. Lateral stone stack at rear. Large coat of
arms in porch gable and similar to right gable. Side elevations are similar
with ground and first floor arcades, some with casements. Similar C19 single-
storey wing to rear. Interior: Hall has 2 arcaded openings with keystones.
Room to left of hall has C19 fireplace with Delft tiles. Dogleg stair to right
of entrance with moulded stone handrail. Originally built with open arcaded
first floor for spectating falconry.
(Buildings of England : Northamptonshire, p.82).

Listing NGR: SP6800865706

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17526596

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Recommended Books

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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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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey