Chain Bridge Lodge

SS 92 SW BAMPTON

5/6 Chain Bridge Lodge -

GV II

Lodge, formerly to Stuckeridge House (qv) in Oakford Parish. Whitewashed and rendered, probably stone ; thatched roof, lean-to at right end slated ; central rendered stack. Plan: Irregular plan with a 5-sided front block with a verandah around the front and a gabled rear block set slightly to the right with a lean-to on the right return. Cottage ornie. Exterior: Single-storey and attic, the hipped roof of the front block carried down as a thatched ll-bay verandah on timber posts. Pointed arched doorway on front in centre bay with a 2-panel front door and tiny 1-light pointed windows to left and right. The left and right bays each have 1 pointed arched 2-light window with Y tracery and ornamental glazing bars. 2-leaf arched glazed door into front block from garden on left return ; the rear block also has a separate entrance on the same side with a door with an arched fanlight and an arched window ; attic dormers in the thatch have windows with glazing bars. Interior: not inspected but may have features of interest. Group value with the Chain Bridge.

Listing NGR: SS9391020872