Kingfisher Lodge

MEDMENHAM HENLEY ROAD SU 88 SW (south side) 8/139 Kingfisher Lodge - - II House, formerly gardener's cottage for Wittington. Circa 1898. By Sir Reginald Blomfield, for Hudson Ewbanke Kearley. Red brick with colourwashed roughcast base walls and chamfered quoins of Ham stone. Flat wooden eaves, hipped roof of Westmorland slate. Small rectangular building of one storey and an attic. W. front has small sash with gauged brick head to right, hipped dormer with sash and slate cheeks, and 6-panelled door to left with leaded fanlight and segmental wooden cornice hood on shaped scroll brackets. Projecting brick wall to left with stone coping and stone ball finial to front pier. S. front has 3-pane sashes flanking later C20 French doors, all with gauged heads and stone keyblocks. 3 hipped dormers as on W. front. French doors are approached via brick bridge over stream. Later garage extension to rear.

Listing NGR: SU8170784236