Headmaster'S Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Lodge. 11 related planning applications.
Headmaster'S Lodge
- WRENN ID
- gilded-landing-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1978
- Type
- Lodge
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12/05/2015
SU 7272 9/457
CRAVEN ROAD No 17 (Headmaster's Lodge)
II Headmaster's lodge for Reading School. Built 1840 as Penrhyn Lodge at the junction of King's Road and Queen's Road by Henry Briant. Moved to Craven Road probably 1878, architect Joshua Greenaway. Assymmetrical detached villa. 2 storeys, coursed dressed stone. 3 bays, mullion and transom windows with hoodmoulds. Slate roof with lozenge bands. Corbels to parapet continued up 3 gables to west - the left hand gable breaks forward; the centre gable is small for a badge and a projecting gabled porch with chamfered shafted corners; the right hand gable has parapetted angled bay. Lower 2 storey extension with gabled return to left. South front has oriel on grotesque corbel and has head stops to 1st floor right hand window. Steps to east entrance with carved eagle on top of flight.
Listing NGR: SU7259872805
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