Walls, Gatepiers, Gates and Screens South and East of Drayton House; and Banqueting House, Balustrade, Statue and Cistern is a Grade II* listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1967. Walls, gatepiers, gates, screens, banqueting house.

Walls, Gatepiers, Gates and Screens South and East of Drayton House; and Banqueting House, Balustrade, Statue and Cistern

WRENN ID
cold-zinc-summer
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Northamptonshire
Constituency
Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 May 1967
Type
Walls, gatepiers, gates, screens, banqueting house
Address
Walls, Gatepiers, Gates and Screens South and East of Drayton House; and Banqueting House, Balustrade, Statue and Cistern, Lowick
OS grid reference
SP 964 799
Coordinates
52.40922, -0.58336
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The estate includes late 17th and early 18th century walls, gate piers, gates, screens, a banqueting house, balustrade, a statue, and a cistern, constructed for the second Earl of Peterborough, the Duchess of Norfolk, and Sir John Germain. The walls are built of squared coursed limestone and enclose the south-east garden of Drayton House. A central ashlar gate arch is in the west wall, featuring rusticated surrounds, quoins, and a triangular pediment with flanking niches. The fine wrought iron gates are likely by Jean Tijou, displaying the monogram of the Duchess of Norfolk and Sir John Germain. A wrought iron screen in the south-west corner of the south wall has rusticated ashlar piers topped with lead urns, possibly by Van Nost. A similar screen with gates and piers in the south-east corner incorporates the date 1699 and flatwork decoration, attributed to a local blacksmith. The banqueting house, linked to the north-east of the east wall by wrought iron gates and screen, is in a single-story L-shape with a two-window range. It has tall sash windows with glazing bars, moulded stone architraves, rusticated quoins, a moulded cornice, and a plain ashlar parapet. A section of wall and an ancillary building are attached to the rear. A lead cistern dated 1718 and a lead statue of a dog are attached to the front elevation. Five bays of ashlar balustrade, with three closed lead urns likely by Van Nost, are attached to the north of the banqueting house. The walls enclose three sides of the south-east garden and one side of the south forecourt of Drayton House. The banqueting house is located approximately 80 metres east of the east front of Drayton House.

Local climate

Walls, Gatepiers, Gates and Screens South and East of Drayton House; and Banqueting House, Balustrade, Statue and Cistern sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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