Old Lodge Approximately 100 Metres To South-West Of Burton Constable Hall

BURTON CONSTABLE BURTON CONSTABLE PARK TA 13 NE 6/11 Old Lodge approximately 100 metres to south-west of Burton Constable Hall 16.12.66 - II Gatehouse, now offices. Mid-late C18. By James Wyatt for William Constable with later additions and alterations including wings c1830-40. Pinkish- brown brick in Flemish bond with ashlar dressings and concealed lead and Welsh slate roofs. 7 bays in total. Central bay has 2-storey arch with single-storey over, between 3-storey, single-bay octagonal turrets, flanked by single-bay, 2-storey wings. Long single-storey, single-bay wings attached to either side with walls, curved on plan, ending in octagonal 'turret-piers' beyond to either side. Chamfered plinth. Central Tudor- arched carriage opening with double-hollow-chamfered surround with double gates. Shield over to centre. Hollow-chamfered ashlar band. To top storey a 12-pane Yorkshire sash under hollow-chamfered hoodmould with label stops. Turrets: entrances, alike to inner returns: elliptically-arched, 6-fielded- panel doors. To front facade a single narrow window to each floor under hollow-chamfered hoodmould with label stops. Wings, to ground floor both have 6-pane Yorkshire sashes, first floor has casement window to left and 8- pane Yorkshire sash to right, all under similar hoodmoulds. Hollow- chamfered cornice. Outer wings have 12-pane Yorkshire sashes, with similar hoodmoulds. All bays with hollow-chamfered cornices and embattled parapets. Projecting embattled stacks to sides of C18 build. Flanking walls extend approximately 5 metres, with chamfered plinths and battlements. End octagonal 'piers'. Interior. Turrets have spiral staircases, 6-fielded- panel doors and revealed rafters to some rooms. End 'piers' built to house earth closets. Pevsner N, Yorkshire, York and The East Riding, 1978, p 212.

Listing NGR: TA1869035510