East Lodges and Gateway to Rushton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1992. Lodges and gateway. 5 related planning applications.
East Lodges and Gateway to Rushton Hall
- WRENN ID
- tilted-groin-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Kettering MP: Rosie Wrighting (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1992
- Type
- Lodges and gateway
- Address
- East Lodges and Gateway to Rushton Hall, Desborough Road
- OS grid reference
- SP 839 827
- Coordinates
- 52.43619, -0.76665
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The East Lodges and gateway to Rushton Hall are early 19th-century structures located on Desborough Road. These lodges are built from ironstone ashlar with limestone dressings and feature slate roofs that are hipped at the rear, along with moulded stone ridge and end stacks. The gateway includes gatepiers made of limestone ashlar, complemented by iron gates and railings, all designed in the Gothic Revival style.
There are two identical one-storey lodges, each measuring three by three bays and separated by pilasters. The elevations facing the drive have a central recessed entrance featuring a plain board door set within an arch of five orders, supported by a column. Each lodge has 2-light sash windows with arched heads, hood-moulds, and leaded glazing on either side of the entrance. The design includes a Gothic frieze, corner pinnacles, and a full-width pediment adorned with a central traceried roundel, flanked by taller pinnacles.
The street-facing elevations have similar windows, arranged with one light, two lights, and one light in each case. The gateway features four Gothic-traceried gatepiers, with the outer two having plain caps, which may be replacements, while the inner two have traceried coves and caps with crockets and finials. The gates are plain and include dog bars. The interiors of the lodges have not been inspected.
Local climate
East Lodges and Gateway to Rushton Hall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
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