Description

BIRKENHEAD

SJ3088 PARK ROAD SOUTH
789-1/10/125 (North side)
28/03/74 No.88
Italian Lodge
(Formerly Listed as:
BIRKENHEAD PARK
Entrance gateway consisting of
Italian Lodge, and 5 gatepiers)

GV II

Lodge to Birkenhead Park. c1843-47. Lewis Hornblower amd John
Robertson for Sir Joseph Paxton. Ashlar faced with Welsh slate
roof. Italianate style. Two-storeyed, the plan comprises tower
linked to a rear block by a single bay. Round arched entrance
door in side of tower, and large projecting bay to front with
high parapet. One 12-pane sash window with entablature over in
each face above, and open arcaded upper stage and projecting
eaves cornice. Squared bay in rear range and paired round
headed sash windows above. Smaller service block to rear. The
lodge forms part of the original development of Birkenhead
Park but is now derelict.

Listing NGR: SJ3068388700

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26579913

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)