Lodges, Gateway And Railings To South Of Park is a Grade II* listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 April 1976. A Georgian Lodges.
Lodges, Gateway And Railings To South Of Park
- WRENN ID
- quartered-span-sienna
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 April 1976
- Type
- Lodges
- Period
- Georgian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TL 66 NE CHIPPENHAM CHIPPENHAM PARK
6/67 Lodges, gateway and railings to south of Park 2.4.76 (formerly listed as Arch and South Lodges at Chippenham GV II* Park)
Matching pair of Neo Classical lodges and gateway c.1745 built for Lord Sandys. Ashlar limestone with low pitched slate roofs. Central, red brick stacks. Two storeys with main entrances facing carriageway and triangular pedimented gables to road. Band between floors. Three first floor casement windows with glazing bars recessed in segmental arches. One large central round-headed hung sash window with glazing bars shaped to arch flanked by two matching doors each with projecting cornice and Greek fret designed frieze. Low wall with iron railings shaped in plan links lodges to main entrance gateway. Large round-head archway with two small flanking arches with railings, two recessed panels above with swags and panel below, deep classical cornice with frieze inscription 'In spe spire'. Sculpture of Hope above in Coade stone, added by John Tharp, c.1800.
Barber R W. History of Cambridgeshire, p.31 O.S. Maps, 1885, 1903. C.R.O.
Listing NGR: TL6635768199
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