Description

THORNTON LE STREET
SE 48 NW
A168
(west side)
2/21
East Lodge North and East Lodge South to Thornton Stud
20.6.66
II

Pair of lodges. Late C18. Ashlar, rendered to rear, Welsh slate roofs. Each square in plan, 2 storeys, 1 bay. Front elevations each have large Venetian window with C20 small-pane casements, swagged frieze, cornice and archivolt, set in full-height round-arched recess, with impost band and voussoirs. Central area of stonework breaks forward slightly leaving recessed corners. Reeded eaves frieze with paterae. Above to central section is a pediment. Roof hipped with central stack. Elevations facing inwards: 2 steps up to central 6-panel door set in surround with architrave, swagged frieze and cornice on consoles; above a round window with radiating glazing bars and architrave. All is set in a full-height round-arched recess with impost band and voussoirs. Similar frieze and cornice at front elevations. To rear of lodges modern 1-storey extensions. Formerly the lodges to Thornton Hall, which is demolished.

Listing NGR: SE4101486390

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26484008

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Recommended Books

• 
  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)