Habergham Lodge With Attached Gate Piers

BURNLEY

SD8133 PADIHAM ROAD 906-1/6/113 (North side) 29/09/77 Habergham Lodge with attached gate piers

GV II

Entrance lodge to Gawthorpe Hall (not included), with attached gate piers. Probably c1849-51, by Sir Charles Barry, for James Kay-Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe Hall. Coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings, hipped slate roof. Jacobean style. Rectangular single-depth double-fronted plan, parallel to the drive on its east side. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 1:1:1 windows, symmetrical, the centre breaking forwards slightly; with a chamfered plinth, clasping corner pilasters, a string course and broad band between floors, a moulded cornice, and a balustraded parapet (carried round) broken in the centre by an upstand with a carved coat of arms lettered "KS" and 3 obelisk finials (one damaged), and with unusual corner chimneys. The centre has a shallow rectangular porch with a round-headed doorway which has a keystone, carved spandrels, and original double doors with glazed top panels (altered glazing), a moulded cornice and a balustraded parapet with ball finials to the corners. Both floors have 2-light mullioned windows with double-chamfered reveals and altered glazing. The south end wall has a rectangular bay at ground floor with a mullioned 3-light window and a balustraded parapet with ball finals (that to left missing), a 3-light window above, and a carved shield in the parapet ("KS" and 3 shuttles). The rear left corner has a short screen wall with a wide segmental-headed doorway. Single-storey C20 extension to rear. INTERIOR not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: linked to the front by a low wall is a pair of gate piers: sandstone monoliths of stepped square section, approx 3m high, with segmental-pedimented caps and obelisk finials. Forms group with drinking fountain in boundary wall approx 15m south east (qv).

Listing NGR: SD8103833502