Description

BROOMHAUGH AND RIDING

1616/0/10006 RIDING MILL
24-JUN-04 The Lodge at Shepherds Dene

GV II
Lodge house, now holiday let, built 1906-7 probably by the same architect as that of the main house at Shepherd's Dene of which this forms part of the estate. Snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings, with a roof of graduated stone slates and roll-moulded ridge. Chimneys at gable ends are coped ashlar with round yellow pots, and gables have flat stone copings continuing from block kneelers. Two storeys, two bays, left hand 3-light casements to both floors with hood moulds, above which is a with small eaves gable with vent slit. Filleted boarded door to right in plain stone surround with small flanking windows, and two-light window above. To left, three-light stone mullioned window to each floor, with alternate blocked jambs and flush sills and lintels, with label moulds above. North gable end has a single light window with label mould above on each floor. Rear has catslide roof over left half, with boarded door under a two-pane overlight and flanking small windows. single storey extension to right has a small window and a boarded door.
INTERIOR:Entrance lobby leads to living room to left with leaded windows to two sides and window seat to larger window. Red marble fireplace with modern grate and painted tiles. Original fitted corner cupboard. Passage to kitchen with original cupboards and overmantel around space for range. Stairway from entrance lobby leading to two bedrooms with original fireplaces and leaded lights to windows, one also with fitted corner cupboard.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26670238

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings