Description

STRATTON-ON-THE-FOSSE CP FOSSE WAY (West side)
ST65NE
BENTER
09/190 Lodge and gateway to Benter House

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GV II

Lodge and gateway. Early C19. Lodge of coursed and squared rubble, hipped slate roof, paired polygonal ashlar stacks at
apex. Square on plan. Classical and Tudor style. Single storey, 2 bays, 2-light stone-mullioned windows with stopped
labels, mostly leaded lights. To centre of driveway frontage a door opening, half-glazed C20 door; stone portico, flat
entablature, triglyph frieze with metopes on 2 Roman-Doric columns, pilasters to wall. Pair of rusticated ashlar gate
piers, moulded caps with key-patterned bands, couchant C20 heraldic lion on each; rubble quadrant walls with further
lesser rusticated ashlar pier to each side, hipped and moulded caps. Further attached sections of wall are not
included.

Listing NGR: ST6507849156

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26310812

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets