Description

TQ 09 SE RICKMANSWORTH BATCHWORTH HEATH
(North side)
9/118
26.7.51 Nos. 19, and 20
(formerly listed as
Entrance gate and
lodges to Moor Park)

II

Entrance arch and 2 lodges to Moor Park, Rickmansworth (q.v.), now 2
dwellings. c.1763-5 probably by R. Adam for Sir L. Dundas, extended later
C19. Portland stone and rendered brick. Slate roofs. Neo-Classical Style.
Monumental arch with engaged Roman Doric order. Archivolt with lion mask
key with vermiculated soffit, paterae in spandrels. Reeded impost bands
continue as cornice to half-height link walls to lodges. Architraved
openings in links. 1 storey square lodges. Plinths. Reeded bands to
cornices with blocking courses. Pyramidal roofs. 9 pane sashes to front
and to rear. Architraved entrances in inner returns with cornices. Side
and rear walls rendered. Park elevation of arch is as front but columns
are fluted, carved wheatsheaf on key. Extensions on both lodges, 1
storey with basement to rear right, rendered with 9 and 12 pane sashes.
Attached to rear of right lodge is a low stone wall with capped piers.
(Pevsner 1977).

Listing NGR: TQ0787892520

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26468154

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair