Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall
In or near Finedon.
Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Wellingborough · 3.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Museum Tower, Bell Tower and Attached Outbuildings and Wall and The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, and Attached Wall, the nearest railway station is Wellingborough, located 3.9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NN9 5NL, and entry is free.
About
Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall is a Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1040633). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Details SP9171 09/06/70 FINEDON MACKWORTH DRIVE(South side) Museum Tower, Bell Tower andattached buildings and wall and The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, and attached wall (Formerly listed as courtyard buildings, covered way, tower and other outbuildings of Finedon Hall, Station Road) GII Range of outbuildings including a museum and wintergarden to Finedon Hall, now part dwelling house.Datestones 1851 and 1856, perhaps with C18 origins. Probably by E.F. Law for William Mackworth-Dolben. Ironstone ashlar with slate and pantile roofs. Museum tower and attached buildings are L-shape plan with The Old Chapel, former wintergarden,attached to north.Tudor-Gothic style, two and three storeys.West elevation to courtyard of four -window range of three-light stone mullion windows. Central gable entrance, known as bell tower, has semi-circular arch flanked by niches with triple lancet above under drip mould. Above are five small arched openings and a bellcote and datestone 1851. Clasping buttresses at corners.Ashlar parapet and ashlar stacks at ridge. Wall and ashlar gatepier attached to right. South levation to courtyard originally similar to west elevation now has one-window range remaining to far left with semi-circular arch opening below. Rear wall and two gable walls also remain; one has a Gothic window. Museum tower at intersection of wings, originally of two stages with gabled pyramid roof. Upper and lower stages remain with triple arcade to three faces of upper stage and three-storey, three window range of single-light openings to east face of lower stage. North face has semi-circular stair turret. Stone scrolls below the triple arcades have inscriptions "Filiis Fratibu Parentes", "W.H.I.M.D. and F.M.D.", and "Victoria Rgnant A.D. 1856". Remains of various other inscriptions an
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Museum Tower, Bell Tower and attached outbuildings, wall and the Old Chapel form part of Finedon Hall in the West Midlands, NN9. This site is designated as a Grade II listed building, recognising its historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 52.3382, -0.6644
- District
- North Northamptonshire
- Parish
- Finedon
- Postcode
- NN9 5NL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Nearest railway station
- Wellingborough — 3.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q26292502 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall?
- Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NN9 5NL), in the parish of Finedon.
- What is Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall?
- Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall?
- The nearest railway station is Wellingborough, about 3.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode NN9 5NL.
- Is Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall a listed building?
- Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall a protected site?
- Yes — Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall is part of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall free to visit?
- Yes, Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall is free to enter.
- How do I get to Museum Tower, Bell Tower And Attached Outbuildings And Wall And The Old Chapel, Finedon Hall, And Attached Wall?
- The nearest railway station is Wellingborough, about 3.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NN9 5NL.