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South Lodges and Gateways to Easton Neston House on Northampton Road

A Grade II Listed Building in Towcester, West Northamptonshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1355 / 52°8'7"N

Longitude: -0.9882 / 0°59'17"W

OS Eastings: 469347

OS Northings: 249059

OS Grid: SP693490

Mapcode National: GBR 9W5.2Z3

Mapcode Global: VHDSH.TLF9

Plus Code: 9C4X42P6+5P

Entry Name: South Lodges and Gateways to Easton Neston House on Northampton Road

Listing Date: 1 December 1951

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1189279

English Heritage Legacy ID: 234890

ID on this website: 101189279

Location: Towcester, West Northamptonshire, NN12

County: West Northamptonshire

Civil Parish: Easton Neston

Built-Up Area: Towcester

Traditional County: Northamptonshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northamptonshire

Church of England Parish: Easton Neston St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Peterborough

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Description


SP 64 NE EASTON NESTON NORTHAMPTON ROAD
(East side)
6/72 South Lodges and gateways to
01/12/51 Easton Neston House on
Northampton Road

II


Lodges, gates and gatepiers. 1822-3 by John Raffield for 3rd Earl of Pomfret.
Limestone ashlar, slate roofs, brick ridge stack to left lodge, stone ridge
stack to right lodge. Cast-iron gates with spear finials, Rusticated stone
gatepiers with alternate bands of vermiculation. Plain plinths, horizontal oval
paterae to frieze, moulded cornices, topped by urns with ball finials. Piers are
joined to lodges either side by stone-coped walls each with round-arched
pedestrian gateway and cast-iron gate with spear finials. Small single-storey
pedimented lodge pavilions have Venetian window in shallow round-arched recess,
plinth, impost band, upright oval paterae flanking head of window recess which
has keyblock, and moulded stone eaves. Inner side elevations, facing drive, have
sash window and 4-panel door within screen wall both with stone lintels, and
pair of upright oval vermiculated panels above. Lean-to extensions to outer
sides.
(Buildings of England: Northamptonshire: 1973, p205)


Listing NGR: SP6934749059

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