Building record 1160/88/2 - Entrance Lodge North-West of Manfield Orthopaedic Hospital

One and a half storey gate lodge by Charles Dorman dated 1901. The building is ironstone faced and positioned to the west of the grounds.

{1} Gateway lodge. Dated 1901, by Charles Dorman for James Manfield, a Northampton shoe manufacturer. Dressed ironstone with limestone dressings. Hipped stone tile roof with exposed rafter ends under deep eaves. Large axial stack rising from apex of roof with ashlar shafts and cornice. PLAN: Square on plan, facing entrance to drive. EXTERIOR: 1 storey and attic. 2 bay front. Five-light stone bow window to right and 3-centred moulded arch doorway to left with side light. 3-light stone mullion attic window in stone above in large gabled dormer. Half-dormers to left and right sides. Metal frame leaded pane casement windows in stone frames. INTERIOR: not inspected.

{3} Photo dated 1993;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 14/1003 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H14 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN1000.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Northampton (Photographs). SNN114989.

<4> Historic England, Undated, MANFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL, NORTHAMPTON, BF100922 (Archive). SNN115561.

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Oct 30 2023 12:14PM