Description

MADRESFIELD CP -
SO 84 NW
6/74 North Lodge
- II
Lodge to Madresfield Court (qv). 1872 by Norman Shaw. Brick with applied
timber-framing and tile roof. Two storeys. West gable wall, facing road,
has canted timber window of five lights with transom on ground floor, below
a bracketed jetty. The first floor window is of eight lights with timber
mullions and geometric glazing. Below is a row of framed panels with ogee
bracing. Above, an embattled tie-beam is jettied forwards and supports a
fishbone king-post, partly hidden by bargeboards. At the apex of the gable
is a finial with weathervane. A tall star-plan chimney rises from the centre
of the roof. The south wall, facing the drive, has two 2-light stone mullioned
windows towards the right. Above is a gable with applied timbering and a 6-
light timber mullioned window. To the left is a gabled porch. To the left
it has turned balusters on a brick base. To the right are stone steps and
a timber corner post. The porch covers a 3-light timber mullioned window and
a moulded doorway with Tudor arch. The porch gable has an iron finial. The
roofs have pierced ridge tiles.

Listing NGR: SO8042647676

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26632564

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living