Emperors Lodges, Gate Piers, Walls And Railings At South Entrance To Lowther Castle

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Emperor's Lodges, gate piers, walls and railings at South entrance to Lowther Castle (formerly listed in error under Lowther C.P.)

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Pair of entrance lodges with linking forecourt walls, railings and gate piers. 1895,. dated on porch parapet, for the Earl of Lonsdale, as an entrance to the Emperor's Drive leading to Lowther Castle. Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings. Graduated greenslate roof. Cast iron railings. 2-storey, 2-bay square lodges with plinth, quoins and battlemented parapet; and off-centre battlemented square towers projecting to rear. Corniced chimneys at outer tower corners and at centre front. Stone-mullioned windows, 2-light in outer bays, and 5-light in full-height canted inner bays, all with original diamond-leaded glazing. Projecting battlemented porches on inner returns hold doors with 4-centred heads and hoodmoulds. Hoodmoulds also to windows, including the round-headed windows in tower lower stages. One-storey rear dog-kennel wings. Chamfered stone square gate piers with coved cornices and baronets' coronet finials. Coped dwarf walls bear cast iron railings with cusped arcaded panels and leafy finials. Built for the visit of the German Emperor whose arms and a commemorative plaque appear on entrance front of East Lodge.

Listing NGR: NY5499321003