Didlington Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1986. Lodge.

Didlington Lodge

WRENN ID
narrow-hearth-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 November 1986
Type
Lodge
Address
Didlington Lodge, Chalbury
OS grid reference
SU 009 074
Coordinates
50.8663, -1.98789
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Didlington Lodge is a lodge located at the entrance to a park, dating from the mid to late 19th century. The lower parts of the walls are made of brick with stone dressings, while the upper part is timber framed and partially tile-hung. The building features a tiled roof with ornamental bargeboards and a crested ridge, along with a central brick stack that has vertical ribbing and an oversailing cap. It has an L-shaped plan and consists of one storey and an attic.

The gable end facing the road has upper walls that are tile-hung with ornamental tiles. On the ground floor, there are two casement windows with glazing bars, and there is one window in the attic and one at the mezzanine level. The roof extends over a porch at the right end, which contains a pointed arched doorway made of stone and a small window with lead lights. To the right of the porch, there is a projecting gabled wing that features a four-light stone mullioned window with lead lights on the ground floor. The attic storey in the gable jetties out and is timber framed with ornamental plaster infill. In the attic, there is a timber oriel window with lead lights, a moulded cornice, and a bracketed sill, along with ornamental tile-hanging in the gable area, contributing to its picturesque appearance.

Local climate

Didlington Lodge receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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