2018

SK3616 : The Manor House, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

taken 6 years ago, near to Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England

The Manor House, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
The Manor House, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Built in 1837 as a replacement for Ashby Place, the residence that had been retained in the remains of the Castle. Listed Grade II. Now part of the Manor School, an independent secondary school.
View from the Hastings Tower of Ashby Castle.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Housing, Dwellings Educational sites Country estates Former: Country House Period: Mid 19th Century Date: 1837 Style: Tudor Revival other tags: Private School Grade II Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Hastings Tower [17] · Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle [16] · Manor House [11] ·
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SK3616, 223 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 5 August, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 9 August, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 3612 1672 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:44.8140N 1:27.9815W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 3613 1665
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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