| HER Number (PRN): | 13883 |
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| Name: | Convent Lodge, Newport Road, Tong |
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| Type of Record: | Building |
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| Protected Status: | Listed Building (II) 1053610: CONVENT LODGE |
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Monument Type(s):
- LODGE (Late 18th century - 1765 AD to 1765 AD)
Summary
An entrance lodge, circa 1765, which is protected by Grade II Listing.
| Parish: | Tong, Bridgnorth, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ70NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 7984 0659 |
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Related records
| 17654 | Parent of: Wall with remains of pulpit and site of former gates apx 10m to E of Convent Lodge, Tong (Building) |
| 07551 | Part of: Tong Castle Park (18th century) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Entrance Lodge. Circa 1765, probably by 'Capability' Brown, with early C19 alterations and additions. Squared and coursed sandstone with C20 felt roof. Gothic style; square plan with later additions to South. 2 storeys. Plinth, end pilaster strips with recessed Latin crosses, string courses, coped parapet, and end stack to right. Large blocked central 2 storey pointed arch and inserted ground floor segmental headed 2-light casement with boarded shutters. End elevations with 2 tiers of recessed rectangular panels; right-hand elevation with inserted first floor segmental headed open and ground floor boarded door with pointed arched tympanum. Early C19 ground floor lean-to to rear with stepped parapet; raised St. Andrew's cross patterning and carved shield to East.
Former Lodge to Tong Castle (qv. Remains of Tong Castle). The early C19 alterations probably date from the time of George Durant the younger (d. 1844) (qv. Wall with pulpit to East of Convent Lodge. North gates with flanking walls to Tong Castle). N. Pevsner, Buildings of England Shropshire, P. 304; G. Griffith, History of Tong and Boscobel, 1894, pp89-92 and pp154-61; D. H. Robinson, The Wandering Worfe, Waine Research Publications, 1980, pp56-7 <2>
Sources
| [00] | SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 13883. |
| [01] | SSA11381 - List of Buildings: Ministry of Housing and Local Government. 1952-Aug. Provisional List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Shifnal Rural District). Provisional List. p18. |
| [02] | SSA11393 - List of Buildings: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1984-Aug-29. 7th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 380-0. List volume. p77. |
| [03] | SSA110 - Monograph: Pevsner Nikolaus. 1958. Buildings of England (Shropshire). Buildings of England. p304. |
| [04] | SSA4016 - Monograph: Griffiths G. 1894. History of Tong and Boscobel. |
| [05] | SSA2912 - Monograph: Robinson D H. 1980. The Wandering Worfe. p56-7. |
| [06] | SSA587 - Monograph: Colvin H M. 1978. Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1660-1840 (3rd Edition). |
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 29 2022 11:30AM |
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