South Lodges And Gateways To Easton Neston House On Northampton Road

SP 64 NE EASTON NESTON NORTHAMPTON ROAD (East side) 6/72 South Lodges and gateways to 01/12/51 Easton Neston House on Northampton Road

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Lodges, gates and gatepiers. 1822-3 by John Raffield for 3rd Earl of Pomfret. Limestone ashlar, slate roofs, brick ridge stack to left lodge, stone ridge stack to right lodge. Cast-iron gates with spear finials, Rusticated stone gatepiers with alternate bands of vermiculation. Plain plinths, horizontal oval paterae to frieze, moulded cornices, topped by urns with ball finials. Piers are joined to lodges either side by stone-coped walls each with round-arched pedestrian gateway and cast-iron gate with spear finials. Small single-storey pedimented lodge pavilions have Venetian window in shallow round-arched recess, plinth, impost band, upright oval paterae flanking head of window recess which has keyblock, and moulded stone eaves. Inner side elevations, facing drive, have sash window and 4-panel door within screen wall both with stone lintels, and pair of upright oval vermiculated panels above. Lean-to extensions to outer sides. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire: 1973, p205)

Listing NGR: SP6934749059