| HER Number (PRN): | 18611 |
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| Name: | Rowton Lodge, Rowton |
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| Type of Record: | Building |
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| Protected Status: | Listed Building (II) 1308201: ROWTON LODGE |
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Monument Type(s):
- GATE LODGE (Built, Early 19th century - 1809 AD to 1812 AD)
Summary
An entrance lodge, probable 1809-12, which is protected by Grade II Listing.
| Parish: | Alberbury with Cardeston, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ31SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 3815 1254 |
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Related records
| 07703 | Part of: Rowton Castle Park (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Entrance lodge. Probably 1809-12, by George Wyatt (1782-1856), with later additions. Coursed Alberbury breccia rubble with red sandstone ashlar dressings; hipped thatched roof. L-plan; Tudor Gothic style/cottage orné. One storey. Integral brick end stack to right with star-shaped shaft and brick stack to rear wing with 2 star-shaped shafts. Canted bay to right: 1:2:1 diamond leaded casements with Tudor-arched lights and chamfered reveals; 3-bay loggia/porch to left with chamfered Tudor arches, diagonal buttress with chamfered offset, and one-bay return to left; one-light casement within loggia and boarded door in return to right. 2-light casement in left-hand return front, and l-, 2-, and 3-light casements in right-hand return front. The rear wing has been extended twice (see straight joints). Interior not inspected. Rowton Lodge is the south-eastern entrance lodge to Rowton Castle (qv) <1>
Sources
| [01] | SSA2238 - List of Buildings: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1986-Mar-18. 41st List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 1101-0. List volume. p36. |
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 6 2021 9:39AM |
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