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Listed Building: SUMMER HOUSE IN GROUNDS OF MANSION HOUSE, CHURCH STREET (1109549)

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Grade II*
Authority English Heritage
Volume/Map/Item 822, 1, 21
Date assigned 15 June 1951
Date last amended

Description

Mid C18. Roman Doric. Freestone facade to brick body. A miniature temple of 3 open arched bays divided by pilasters with moulded caps supporting a dentilled pediment. Frequently used by Dr Johnson (vide Boswell). Nos 38, 40 and 72, together with Pegg's Almshouses, Owlfield's Almhouses, The Mansion, the Summerhouse and the cobbled pavements form a group with the parish Church of St Oswald and the churchyard gate piers, gates and walls.

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Location

Grid reference SK 17766 46498 (point)
Map sheet SK14NE
Civil Parish ASHBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Nov 27 2013 4:02PM

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