The Hawking Tower is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1954. Lodge. 1 related planning application.
The Hawking Tower
- WRENN ID
- swift-bonework-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 November 1954
- Type
- Lodge
- Address
- The Hawking Tower, Market Harborough Road, Boughton
- OS grid reference
- SP 748 660
- Coordinates
- 52.28741, -0.90424
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hawking Tower is a lodge built in the mid-18th century. It is constructed from squared and coursed lias with ashlar dressings. The tower consists of three stages. There is a wide stone flight leading to a blocked entrance featuring an ogee head in the second stage. The second and third stages have ogee-headed window openings. At the top, there is a castellated parapet with pinnacles and a wrought iron weather vane. On the left side, there is a single ashlar gate pier that has panel decoration. This folly was built by the Second Earl of Strafford and Wentworth and is mentioned in a letter from Horace Walpole in 1756.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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