Information for record number MWA8411:
Ashorne Hill House

Summary Ashorne Hill House, the successor to Ashorne Hill Farm. It was built during the Imperial period and is located 200m north of Ashorne Hill.
What Is It?  
Type: Building
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Newbold Pacey
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 58
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II)
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 In 1892, Ashorne Hill Farm was purchased by an American couple, who rebuilt and expanded the house in 1895. They subsequently purchased surrounding land and emparked it. Article gives historical detail for this period. Ashorne Hill was purchased by the British Iron and Steel Corporation in 1939.
2 Derivative of above source.
3 Plan of 1895 house, and illustration of main hall.
4 Illustrations of various rooms in 1895 house.
5 Painting of main hall of house c1895.
6 Photograph of 1895 house showing incorporated earlier brickwork.
7 Photographs of possible ridge and furrow surrounding the landscaped garden.
8 Three APs showing house and parkland, with possible ridge and furrow.
9 Stone house designed by Goldie for Arthur Tree in an Elizabethan revival style. Photo of the house c1910 reproduced.
 
Sources
Source No: 8
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Three APs dated 1940, 1968/9, 1971
Author/originator: Ashborne Hill Management College
Date: 1940
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The story of Ashorne Hill
Author/originator: Frank, H E
Date: 1958
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Source No: 9
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Report & Recommendations
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Drawing
Title: The Hunt Breakfast, Ashorne Hill House.
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Date: c1895
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Ashorne Hill Farm/House
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Date: c1896
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Photograph of Ashorne Hill Farm
Author/originator: Morgan, K E
Date: 1998
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Photograph of Ashorne Hill Farm
Author/originator: Morgan, K E (?)
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Plan
Title: The Builder
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Date: 1895
Page Number: 442
Volume/Sheet: Dec 14, 1895
   
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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