East Lodge, Gateway And Flanking Walls

SK 57 NE WORKSOP SPARKEN HILL (West side)

3/135 East Lodge, gateway and flanking walls

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Lodge, gateway and flanking walls. 1894. Ashlar. Baroque Revival Style. Ashlar with slate roof. Plinth, first floor and sill bands, moulded coped parapet with obelisk finials, shouldered shaped coped gables, ball finials. Windows are mullioned and transomed leaded casements. 2 large panelled stacks, one rear and one side wall. 2 storeys, 3 bays, L-plan. Main south front has projecting wing to left with 2 storey flat roofed bay window with 4 lights on each floor. To right, in return angle, single storey porch with, to left, 2 round headed windows and to right, corner pier and 2 round headed openings. East gable has canted 5-light bay window and above, stepped head 6-light window with hood mould. Outside, huge pair of rusticated gate piers with recessed central round headed gateways with projecting keystones. Diced flanking columns with swags and above, cartouches with Arms. Above again, panelled bases with scroll brackets, inscribed 'ANNO DOMINI MDCCCXCIV', carrying heraldic lions. Main central wrought iron gates with matching overthrow with Arms; similar flanking wicket gates. Beyond, curved dwarf flanking walls with intermediate buttresses carrying scroll-top wrought iron railing. Beyond again, main flanking walls with intermediate buttresses, ramped coping, and bracketted ball finials. 4 square corner piers with round headed single niches in recessed panels. Above, cornices and bracketted ball finials. Timber gate to right. Approx. 150 M long.

Listing NGR: SK5903877054