Listed Building: Lodge, gates and gatepiers to Cottesbrooke Hall (west) (14/129)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| NHLE UID | 1055735 |
| Date assigned | 02 November 1954 |
| Date last amended |
Description
Lodge with gates and gatepier. Late C18. Architect Robert Mitchell. Limestone ashlar. Lodge originally one-unit plan. Single storey. Central sash window with glazing bars has balustrade below and pediment over; all set in shallow arched recess. Door facing drive has 6 fielded panels with moulded stone architraves set in similar shallow arch with shields of arms in tympanums. Frieze cornice, panelled and balustraded parapet with large oval urns over centre. Wrought iron gate to right hanging from rusticated pier with moulded cornice and oval patrae flanked by Roman Doric 2-column open screen with wrought iron panels and hand gates surmounted by entablature with triglyph freize with sphinx over linking to flanking lodge. The lodge, gates and gatepiers form a pair with the east lodge. They were moved to their present position in 1938 from the Leicester Road. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.163).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7087 7364 (18m by 14m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COTTESBROOKE, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
External Links (1)
- https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1055735 (Link to NHLE record on Historic England website)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Dec 9 2021 10:12AM
