Description

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5229 OVERTON

SU 5249 10.1.77 Entrance Lodge to
6/27 Berrydown Court

I GV

2.
A long and low 1½-storeyed building links to the boundary wall on each side, and has a
central carriageway entrance. On the outer (north) face, the opening is marked by
turrets with small conical roofs. Tile roofing, half-hipped at each end, dormer above
entrance has a clock face, tall hay-loft door at the east end. The walling continues
the roughcast finish, with an oval window with the voussoirs to the east, on the west
a high level dormer. A 4-light casement under the eaves and an arched doorway (with
exaggerated tile voussoirs, opening onto a raised entrance, approached by a flight of
steps. On the inside (south-) elevation there are more windows, with complex asymmetry
including dormers, a 2-storeyed bay at the west side, and a doorway linked to
casements near the gate. Within the entrance the tall boarded gates move back into
prepared recesses, the eaves are supported on beams, arch-braced.
Note: this unaltered group of buildings is associated with the planting of trees and
trimmed hedges, all representing the later stage of the Arts and Crafts style.

Note: this unaltered group of buildings is associated with the planting of trees and
trimmed hedges, all representinga the later stage of the Arts and Crafts style.

Listing NGR: SU5203249366

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17528274

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy