Description

STAINBOROUGH LOWE LANE
SE30SW (south-east side)

1/30 Steeple Lodge
(formerly listed as
18.3.68 Main Gate Lodge
Wentworth Castle)
GV II
Lodge. c1775 for the 2nd Earl of Strafford. Coursed, squared sandstone,
C20 cement-tile roof. In the form of a church with 3-stage tower adjoining
drive to Wentworth Castle (q,v.); single-storey wing on opposite side. In
Gothick style. Roadside elevation: tower has diagonal buttresses with ashlar
quoins and offsets, pointed 2-light window with wooden Y-tracery glazing bars,
plain-band hoodmoulds to this and glazed quatrefoil window above; tall 2nd-storey
window of 2 lights with stone Y-tracery; ashlar band beneath embattled parapet
with diagonally-set corner pinnacles. Crow-stepped lean-to addition to left of
tower forms link to embattled single-storey wing having Y-tracery casement in
pointed, ashlar surround. Lean-to addition to far left has matching window.
Rear: ogee-headed doorway into lean-to against tower. Right return: similar
doorway to lower stage. Interior not of special interest. Important building
of the Wentworth Castle estate built to add interest to the former service entrance.

Listing NGR: SE3186203507

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26443842

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Recommended Books

• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)