West Downs School, Masters Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1988. House. 1 related planning application.
West Downs School, Masters Lodge
- WRENN ID
- grey-tallow-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Winchester
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- West Downs School, Masters Lodge, Romsey Road
- OS grid reference
- SU 467 293
- Coordinates
- 51.06173, -1.33415
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
West Downs School Master's Lodge is a house built around 1905, designed by architect John Simpson in the Arts and Crafts style. The ground floor is constructed of red brick laid in stretcher bond, while the first floor is tile hung. It features a hipped tiled roof with tall channelled brick chimneystacks at both ends. The building has two storeys and attics, with four windows arranged in a slightly asymmetrical layout, forming an L-shape.
The left side of the lodge includes a projecting wing. A central pediment is adorned with a lunette window that has leaded lights. On the first floor, there are four triple leaded light windows. The ground floor boasts a large nine-light mullioned and transomed curved bay that spans the width of the pediment. To the left of this bay is a pointed arched door surround with a three-plank door. The projecting wing on the right side features a set-back doorcase supported by wooden piers. Notably, there are unusual tall iron brackets for the guttering. The rear elevation displays two gables. Although the interior has not been seen, it reportedly includes a large brick and lintel semi-circular fireplace with a timber base and period door furniture.
Local climate
West Downs School, Masters Lodge receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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