Walls On Bridge And Tunnel Entries About 120 Metres North West Of Dodington House

ST 78 SE 3/65

DODINGTON C.P. DODINGTON PARK Walls on bridge and tunnel entries about 20 metres north west of Lodge about 120 metres north west of Dodington House

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Walls on bridge and tunnel entries. Early C19. Coursed limestone rubble, sandstone dressings, limestone, brick. Top of bridge has limestone rubble walls with sandstone coping, about 8 metres long and one metre high, central part of wall to north built up above coping in rubble with sandstone coping. North tunnel entry has flanking walls about 3 metres long and 5 metres high with string course and rusticated coping; round-arched tunnel entry has flanking pilasters in rusticated sandstone, rusticated string course carried across pilasters and head of tunnel, rectangular recess above with carved coat of arms of Codrington family in centre, rusticated coping over all. South tunnel entry has similar flanking walls only about 1½ metres long, segmental headed opening at base to left, limestone quarter basins on rusticated sandstone plinths set in corners to right and left; similar pilasters, large rusticated keystone to head of tunnel entry, similar coat of arms set centrally at top of parapet wall breaking through coping. Part of planned route around Dodington Park, supporting western approach road to Dodington House.

Listing NGR: ST7504580011