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Latitude: 51.9844 / 51°59'3"N
Longitude: -0.5952 / 0°35'42"W
OS Eastings: 496571
OS Northings: 232698
OS Grid: SP965326
Mapcode National: GBR F2F.DCX
Mapcode Global: VHFQY.MDQ4
Plus Code: 9C3XXCM3+PW
Entry Name: Entrance Lodge and Screen Walls Approximately 150 Metres North East of Woburn Abbey
Listing Date: 16 March 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1114009
English Heritage Legacy ID: 38252
ID on this website: 101114009
Location: Central Bedfordshire, MK17
County: Central Bedfordshire
Civil Parish: Woburn
Traditional County: Bedfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bedfordshire
Church of England Parish: Woburn
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
Tagged with: Gatehouse
SP 9632-9732 WOBURN WOBURN PARK
10/149 Entrance Lodge and screen
- walls approximately 150m
NE of Woburn Abbey
GV II
Entrance lodge and flanking screen walls. Probably c.1790 by Henry Holland
for Francis, 5th Duke of Bedford. Ashlar. Slate roof. Small, single-
storeyed octagonal building with shallow pyramidal roof. N elevation: each
facet has shallow round-arched recess containing a sash window with glazing
bars. Moulded impost bands, arch surrounds and foliate console bracket
keystones. These, plinth and eaves cornice are of whiter stone than main
body of structure. Moulded double chimney stack to roof apex. Cottage is
flanked by 2 carriage entrances linked to it by equal stretches of screen
wall. RH screen wall divided into 3 bays by pilasters, central bay
containing segmental-headed pedestrian doorway with panelled double doors,
outer bays with raised rectangular panels. LH screen wall similar but with
blind doorway to central bay. Carriage gateways have rusticated piers with
moulded bases and caps, in same white stone as cottage dressings. Solid
timber double gates, each leaf of 2 moulded panels. Piers surmounted by
decorative metal lamps. Adjoining RH pier of RH gateway is further stretch
of screen wall which runs southwards for approximately 10 metres.
Listing NGR: SP9657132698
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