Retaining Wall Approximately 110 Metres East Of East Front Of Drayton House is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1987. Retaining wall.

Retaining Wall Approximately 110 Metres East Of East Front Of Drayton House

WRENN ID: waiting-vestry-tarn
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: North Northamptonshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 31 July 1987
Type: Retaining wall
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SP9680 LOWICK DRAYTON PARK

12/78 Retaining wall approx. l10n. E of E front of Drayton House

GV II

Retaining wall. Probably early C18 for Sir John Germain. Squared coursed limestone with ashlar coping. Central semi-circular bastion on main east/west axis of Drayton House (q.v.) forms terrace for Statue of Samson and the Philistine approximately 110 metres east of east front of Drayton House (q.v.). (Gardens included in HBMCE Register of Parks and Gardens at grade I. Cornforth, J., Country Life, 20th May, 1965, p.1216; Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.189; Jackson-Stops G,, Drayton House, 1978).

Listing NGR: SP9639880160

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