East Lodge and gateway to Preston Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1987. Lodge, gateway.
East Lodge and gateway to Preston Tower
- WRENN ID
- leaning-gargoyle-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 August 1987
- Type
- Lodge, gateway
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 30/07/2019
NU 12 NE 11/162
ELLINGHAM CHATHILL PRESTON East Lodge and gateway to Preston Tower
(Formerly listed as South lodge and gateway to Preston Tower, PRESTON)
GV II Gatepiers, screenwalls and lodge. 1866. Ashlar with Welsh slate roof.
Tall square corniced piers, with acanthus friezes and pyramidal caps, flanked by lower similar piers with plain friezes: Low quadrant walls have plinth with bold horizontal tooling; and balustraded parapet; moulded coping and similar end piers.
Single storey, three bay lodge to right has central C20 door in surround with pilasters and high semicircular pediment inscribed with the date and a squirrel, the crest of the Baker Cresswells. C20 windows in original openings. Gabled roof with kneelers, ridged coping and ball finials. Tall corniced ridge stack of diagonally-set conjoined shafts. Lodge included for group value.
Listing NGR: NU1859525420
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