Listed Building: The Fort (1360598)

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Grade II
Authority Department of the Environment
Date assigned 08 May 1986
Date last amended 15 September 2026

Description

TF 05 SE 4/4 ASHBY DE LA LAUNDE AND BLOXHOLM Ashby MAIN STREET (north side) No 4 The Fort (Formerly listed as Nos 2 and 4) 8.5.86 II Pair of estate cottages. C1840 in the Gothick style. Coursed limestone rubble, with fishscale tile roof with pronounced curvy barge boards, and a pair of octagonal brick ridge stacks. Single storey plus attic. Five bay south front with central pointed doorway, with plank door, and either side two pointed windows with Y tracery frames. All these openings have plain, bold rubble surrounds. Above two gabled dormers also with curvy barge boards and pointed windows with Y tracery frames and casements. Built for John Wm King of Ashby Hall. Listing NGR: TF0578154951

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Sources (2)

  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 4/4.
  •  Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1360598.

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Location

Grid reference TF 05781 54951 (point)
Map sheet TF05SE
Civil Parish ASHBY DE LA LAUNDE AND BLOXHOLM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Record last edited

Sep 21 2026 8:50AM

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