Description

1. LODGEMOOR LANE

5227
Lodgemoor Mills Office Block
(Formerly listed under Cainscross)
SO 8405 5/88
SO 8404 6/88 1.5.51.
II* GV
2.
C17 nucleus: hammerdressed rubble with pitched stone roof. 3 storeys. 3 gables
on west side. Various mullioned windows, some with lead glazing bars.
Early/mid C18 extension to south. Brick on west side: ashlar on east. Pitched
stone roof. 3 storeys. East elevation has 10 ranges of double-hung sash windows
with glazing bars, moulded stone architraves and bull-nosed sills. Door in horizontal
rusticated surround with applied Ionic columns, taking segmental dentilled pediment.
To south of this extension is a C17/C18 block. Hammerdressed stone. Modern
pitched roof. 3 storeys. Mullioned windows, 1 with hoodmould. 2 oval oculi
in gable end.
To south of this again is a late C18 l-storey wing, with 4 much larger double-hung
sash wmndows with glazing bars.
To north of everything is an early C19 block. Hammerdressed rubble. 3 storeys.
5 ranges of segment-headed windows with glazing bars and 1 range of loading doors.
doors.
Interior of early or mid C18 block has staircase (now divided in 2) with fluted
newels and fluted muntins to dado wainscotting, turned balusters, and handrail
ramped to newel. Until recently it had a Chinese Chippendale back stair (now
in Stroud Museum). In late C18 wing is a chimneypiece and overmantel of circa
1740-50. Stone. Palladian type with some earlier details (eg gadrooning), but
some Rococo details as well. Fireplace has gadrooned surround, then shouldered
architrave with acanthus flanking fluted urn with serpent handles, supporting
pulvinated frieze with oak leaves and flanked by Rococo scrolls incorporating
wolfs' heads. Overmantel flanked by Ionic columns, then festoons of flowers,
has female mask in sunburst with arms and musical instruments in spandrels.
Broken scrolled pediment with egg-shaped urn and swags.
Lodgemoor Mills,Lodgemoor Mills Office Block, Nos 1 & 2 Lodgemoor Cottages and
Lodgemoor Mills Bridge form a group together with Fromehall Mills.

Listing NGR: SO8434005008

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17538189

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