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Canons Ashby House
Hob Uid: 339695
Location : Northamptonshire Daventry Canons Ashby
Grid Ref : SP5770050600
Summary : Country house first constructed on a H-shaped plan by John Dryden who acquired the former monastic estate on the death of Sir John Cope in 1558. The house, which is thought to incorporate part of an earlier farmhouse, overlies the buried remains of part of the Medieval settlement of Canons Ashby. Canons Ashby House is listed Grade I, although it is within the scheduled area of the medieval settlement (see separate record) the house is excluded. The ground beneath the house is scheduled.
More information : The big house has gradually evolved into its present courtyard form. Part of the exterior is 15th century and the cellars are supposedly earlier, whilst the hall in the NW range may be medieval.The mound at SP 57505091 seems undoubtedly to be a motte, no doubt a precursor of the early hall (see SP 55 SE/14). (1) Canons Ashby, 16th century partly altered in the 18th century. Grade I (39/3). (2) 18th century alteration by Edward Dryden, who also laid out the garden (SP 55 SE/16) in 1708 to 1710. (3) Formerly recorded under SP 55 SE/1. (4)

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Source details : F1 01-MAY-1970
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Source details : Daventry. 24 February 1987
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Source details : Lee ES 22-JUL-91 RCHME Recording
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Source details : English Heritage Shedule Entry 21/02/1997
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Source details : National Trust Guide to Canons Ashby House, 1984
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Source details : Northamptonshire
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Before 1533
Monument End Date : 1533
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Farmhouse
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Extended c1590
Monument End Date : 1600
Monument Start Date : 1580
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Embellished c1632
Monument End Date : 1642
Monument Start Date : 1622
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Altered 1708-10
Monument End Date : 1710
Monument Start Date : 1708
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 61852
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 360519
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 13643
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SP 55 SE 18
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1970-05-07
End Date : 1970-05-07

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1997-01-01
End Date : 1998-12-31

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Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2000-01-01
End Date : 2000-12-31

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Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2001-01-01
End Date : 2001-12-31

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Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2004-01-01
End Date : 2005-12-31

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Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 2014-01-01
End Date : 2014-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2015-01-01
End Date : 2015-12-31