Pier Lodge

KENTON SX 98 SW

5/290 Pier Lodge - II

Lodge to Oxton House in Kenton. 1860s. Brick on stone rubble footings, whitewashed, stuccoed and blocked out except the rear elevation, which is unrendered ; slate roof, gabled at ends ; stacks with rendered shafts and moulded cornices. Plan: Built on a sharply sloping site ; appears single-storey from the front but is 2-storey at the rear. Principal rooms to the front with a short projection at the right end, services to the rear matching Spring Lodge (q.v.). Exterior: Single-storey front elevation with a gabled projection to the right with a canted bay window with C19 timber sashes with glazing bars. To the left a 12-pane sash and C19 timber front door adjacent to the projection. The left return has a canted bay window with C19 timber sashes and a 12-pane rear block. The rear elevation has exposed brick quoins and brick jambs to the windows. C20 greenhouse added to the right return. Interior: Not inspected. An attractive lodge, called 'Haldon Lodge' in the 1871 census returns.

Listing NGR: SX9285081491