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The Red House, forecourt walls and railings, and Grey Lodge

A Grade II* Listed Building in Sherborne, Dorset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.948 / 50°56'52"N

Longitude: -2.5121 / 2°30'43"W

OS Eastings: 364119

OS Northings: 116632

OS Grid: ST641166

Mapcode National: GBR MV.NFD1

Mapcode Global: FRA 56ML.WNP

Plus Code: 9C2VWFXQ+65

Entry Name: The Red House, forecourt walls and railings, and Grey Lodge

Listing Date: 28 November 1950

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1152478

English Heritage Legacy ID: 104030

ID on this website: 101152478

Location: Sherborne, Dorset, DT9

County: Dorset

Civil Parish: Sherborne

Built-Up Area: Sherborne

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Sherborne with Castleton Abbey Church of St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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LONG STREET (North-West Side)
The Red House, forecourt walls and railings, and Grey Lodge

28.11.50.

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II*
Red House:- Late C17 refronted early to mid C18. Two storey, five window red brick front behind garden and above road level. Stone plinth, cornice, parapet and chamfered quoins. Flat stone window architraves with key-blocks. Stone doorway, perhaps later, has rusticated round-headed opening, Tuscan pilasters and entablature. Six-panelled door, altered, fanlight. Extending forward from either side are low curving screen walls of brick, continued south at a lower level as far as garden and railings. Red brick and stone dwarf wall with stone coping. Stone piers with capping. C19 railings; uprights with spiked finials; panelled standards. Late C17 and C18 panelling within; fire place surround; staircase.

Grey Lodge is a rubble built extension of two storeys, two window bays to right hand. Parapet. Peaked slate roof with one box dormer. Parapet. Sash windows three panes wide with sagging lintels to first floor. A long, one storey, probably C19, addition against east garden wall.

Stone slate roofs to rear of The Red House and Grey Lodge.

The Red House, Grey Lodge, Forecourt walls and railings to The Red House, Donore, Wall railings and gate to Donore, Eastbury House, including carriage entrance to east and garden wall to west, Elizabeth House, Bracondale, The Cedars, East Cedars, Garden wall adjoining The Cedars on the west side, Corby House, Hill View Lodge, Masongill, Glenville and Long Street Post Office form a group.

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