Statue Of Summer Approximately 5 Metres South West Of Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Statue.

Statue Of Summer Approximately 5 Metres South West Of Manor House

WRENN ID: drifting-rood-laurel
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: West Northamptonshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 11 March 1987
Type: Statue
Source: Historic England listing

Description

ASHBY ST.LEDGERS MAIN STREET SP5768 (East side) 17/27 Statue of "Summer" approx. 5m. SW of Manor House

GV II

Statue. Early C18. Limestone. Female figure with a cornucopia of fruit representing "Summer". Moulded ironstone plinth. Badly eroded. Part of a group of statues of "The Seasons" with a central figure of "Atlas" (q.v.). Noted as having belonged to a formal garden layout of c.1700 at the Manor House (q.v.). (C. Hussey, Ashby St. Ledgers Manor House, Country Life, August 1951, p.496).

Listing NGR: SP5733468258

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