East Lodge To Rokeby Park is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1967. Gate lodge. 3 related planning applications.
East Lodge To Rokeby Park
- WRENN ID
- errant-belfry-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1967
- Type
- Gate lodge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NZ 0813 ROKEBY GRETA BRIDGE
14/136 East Lodge to Rokeby Park
GV II
12.1.67
Gate Lodge, early C19 for J.B.S. Morritt. Ashlar; C20 felted roof with brick stack. Greek Revival style. Pedimented gable front; 2 steps up to Greek Doric distyle-in-antis porch, enclosing 6-panel door with raised blocks where rails join stiles, in panelled stone surround. Block corbels to eaves. Small ridge stack. 2-bay returns show broad recesses with renewed 9-pane sash windows in panelled surrounds, and central domed niche holding moulded stone urn. Rear similar door flanked by 2 recesses with small inserted windows.
Historical note: The artist J.S. Cotman mentions in a letter that he had made suggestions to Mr. Morritt about the lodges, which Morritt intended to take (Holcomb, 'John Sell Cotman in the Cholmley Archive', North Yorks. County Record office publication No. 22, 1980).
Listing NGR: NZ0858713249
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