Masonic Lodge To Rear Of Wychwood Lodge Cottage

BURFORD AND UPTON SHEEP STREET AND SIGNET (South side) SP2412-2512 Masonic Lodge to rear 5/206 of Wychwood Lodge 12.9.55 Cottage (Previously listed as part of two houses adjoining west of Roche House)

GV II

Burgage outbuildings, converted to Masonic Lodge about 1890. Perhaps C15 in origin. Rubble with Cotswold stone roof. Consists of rear wing of Wychwood Lodge Cottage, part of the courtyard cross-wing and a southern wing. Entered from through-passage of courtyard cross-wing, formerly by Caernarvon-arch doorway to left of cross-wing. Irregular fenestration. Interior: central open-roofed hall leading to lodge on right (south) also open roofed with arch-braced trusses to pointed barrel vault, nail- head decoration to trusses. To north of hall is the (first-floor) of the rear wing of Wychwood Lodge Cottage: this contains 3 pairs of raised crucks and a central corbelled and hooded fireplace. The south end of the 'chapel' wing is in cut and dressed stone with oculus and archway below.

Listing NGR: SP2500012158