Description

THURNBY

SK 60 SW COURT ROAD (West Side)

4/109 Summer house at Lakeside

II

Summer house. Later C19. Granite rubble stone, ornamented with white stone,
and plain tile octagonal conical roof with lead finial. Octagonal plan of
1 storey with plinth. Central doorway and angled lintel and painted Egyptian
columns as jambs. On each face of octagon, which is partly ivy covered, there
appear to be alternating small and larger blocked window frames except the
window opposite the door which not blocked. Angled lintels which together
with jambs which are decorated with alternating white stone. Rock-work decoration
surrounding. The eaves have brackets decorated with carved heads of animals.
Summer house stands on island in middle of large pond in former grounds of
Thurnby Court, now demolished, and is reached from No. 10 Lakeside.

Listing NGR: SK6456103706

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26483626

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)