Description

ST 76 SE CLAVERTON

7/63 The Lodge and Gatepiers at south,
at entrance to Claverton Manor
-
II

Lodge and gatepiers, to Claverton Manor (q.v.). Probably early - mid C19.
Ashlar with a stone slate roof and octagonal ashlar stacks. In a plain late
Gothic style. The dominant feature is a 2 stage lookout tower which is gabled on
each side with cusped bargeboarding. Tall, 4-centre headed openings to the upper
stage with an open arcaded balustrade. Studded plank door in moulded and
4-centre headed surround. To the south of the tower is a pair of tall octagonal
stacks. A 2 bay wing projects to the west from the rear of the tower;
2 storeys near the tower and a single storey beyond; 2-light casement windows in
ovolo moulded surrounds. This wing is partly masked by a front entrance wing of
2 bays: rigbt bayprojects as a gabled wing, casement windows in ovolo moulded
mullions and surrounds; bay window in the wing; bargeboarded gables. At the
far east is a projecting entrance lobby, gabled and surmounted by an open bell-
turret; 4-centre headed outer door in chamfered surround with a hoodmould.

Listing NGR: ST7811864024

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26509560

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets