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Curtain Walls and Gateway at Kingsbury Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Kingsbury, Warwickshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5642 / 52°33'51"N

Longitude: -1.6852 / 1°41'6"W

OS Eastings: 421432

OS Northings: 296308

OS Grid: SP214963

Mapcode National: GBR 5HQ.6R6

Mapcode Global: WHCHB.2TS3

Plus Code: 9C4WH877+MW

Entry Name: Curtain Walls and Gateway at Kingsbury Hall

Listing Date: 22 July 1953

Last Amended: 23 May 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1034721

English Heritage Legacy ID: 309277

ID on this website: 101034721

Location: Kingsbury, North Warwickshire, B78

County: Warwickshire

District: North Warwickshire

Civil Parish: Kingsbury

Built-Up Area: Kingsbury

Traditional County: Warwickshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Warwickshire

Church of England Parish: Kingsbury

Church of England Diocese: Birmingham

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Description


KINGSBURY
SP29NW
8/62 Curtain walls and gateway at
22/07/53 Kingsbury Hall
(Formerly listed as Kingsbury
Hall and walls with tower and
gateway to south-east of hall)


Curtain walls. C14. Regular coursed sandstone. East wall is approximately 30
metres long, including gateway, and between 4 and 5.5 metres high. Gateway,
possibly rebuilt, has chamfered arch Remains of semi-octagonal tower to
south-east angle, with another wall approximately 22 metres long to west of it;
a lower ruinous wall approximately 10 metres long runs south of the tower, and
has a brick pointed arched doorway. The walls are remnants of a castle or a
fortified house. Scheduled as an Ancient Monument.
(Buildings of England: Warwickshire: p327; VCH: Warwickshire: Vol IV, p100)


Listing NGR: SP2144496301

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