Description

GITTISHAM GITTISHAM, (north side)
SY 19 NW

7/163 Lower Lodge, including flint
- walls at the entrance to the
drive to Combe House
GV II

Lodge to Combe House (qv). Early C19. Late C20 reglazing. Colourwashed and
rendered; slate roofs with deep eaves and an ornamental brick cornice below the
eaves and verges; rendered stack with paired, diagonally-set shafts with ornamental
brick cornices. Flint rubble walls flank the entrance to the drive.
Plan: Within the boundary wall of the park of Combe House, at the Gittisham
entrance. Small single storey lodge with a rectangular main block, end on to the
drive, with left and right wings at right angles and an outshut to the left.
Curved walls to either side of the entrance to the drive with square section gate-
piers are included in the listing.
Exterior: Single storey with modest Tudor details. Open gabled porch to the end
facing the drive with segmental arched openings on 3 sides and diagonal boarding to
the gable; original panelled C19 front door. The right return, facing the road
through the village, has a 4-light casement with a hoodmould, the patterned panes
replaced with plain glazing. Similar 2-light window in gable end of right wing.
The left return of the main block has a similar 2-light window and there is
another in the front wall of the left hand outshut, which has a lean-to roof. The
flint rubble walls curve inwards towards the gate-piers, which are crowned with
vases.
Interior: Not inspected.

Listing NGR: SY1351798409

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26390243

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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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)