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Summary

Pair of small 18th century gateway lodges at the eastern entrance to Youlston Park.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II*) 1107132: PAIR OF LODGES 700 METRES EAST OF YOULSTON PARK
• Registered Park or Garden (II) 1000706: YOULSTON PARK

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53NE/4/2
• Old Listed Building Ref (II*)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LODGE (Built, XVIII - 1701 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Two small square buildings shown as 'Lodge' at the entrance to Youlston Park on 19th century map.

Ordnance Survey, 1905, 9SE (Cartographic). SDV335634.

'Lodge' shown on 1905 map.

Ordnance Survey, 1963, SS53NE (Cartographic). SDV337295.

No sign of lodge on 1963 map.

Department of Environment, 1984, Shirwell, 30 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV338546.

Pair of lodges, 700 metres east of Youlston Park. Pair of small gateway lodges with opposing entrance doors. Late 18th century. Ashlar with pyramidal slate roof and moulded wooden eaves cornice. Square plan with 4 pediments breaking forward on each side. Single niches. Low curved stone walls. Railings, 20th century, between lodges not included in listing.

Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N., 1989, The Buildings of England: Devon, 927 (Monograph). SDV325629.

Stuccoed over brick. Hipped roofs.

Devon Gardens Trust, 2003, Youlston Park (Reg/Local list of Historic Parks and Gdns). SDV338547.

Ordnance Survey, 2006, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV324628.

Lodges shown on modern mapping as two small square buildings on either side of the drive from Shirwell Road to Youlston.

Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.

The north lodge is shown as larger than the south lodge.

Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1107132 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.

Pair of Lodges, 700 metres east of Youlston Park. Pair of small gateway lodges with opposing entrance doors. Late C18. Ashlar with pyramidal slate roof and moulded wooden eaves cornice. Square plan with 4 pediments breaking forward on each side. Continuous impost and sill bands. Single niches on east and west faces with keystones of grotesque masks contain oval urns on pedestal. Masks with human heads and rams horns to either side of mythological figures on drum. Low curved stone walls left and right. C20 railings between lodges not included.
Date first listed: 25th February 1965

Sources / Further Reading

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