Description

BRENTWOOD

TQ69SW THE AVENUE 723-1/9/121 (West side) 20/02/76 Avenue Lodge

GV II

Lodge cottage. Early C19, extended c1988. Gault brick in Flemish bond, roofed with slate. C-plan, comprising a main range aligned NW-SE and an entrance wing to NE, with an internal stack at the junction. Each of the 3 ends is splayed to form a semi-hexagon. To the SW a C20 extension, square with chamfered corners is connected to the original cottage by a short glazed corridor. One storey. Original sashes of 6+6 lights with semicircular heads, on both sides of the entrance wing and at the NW end of the main range; C20 replica at the SE end. All are in recessed semicircular arches (rebuilt c1988 at the NW end). Half-glazed door with 2 boarded flush panels and plain fanlight in similar arch at NE end. Fully hipped roof with lead joints. 3 grouped octagonal shafts. The extension is of yellow brick in stretcher bond with a slate roof. Formerly a lodge of Thorndon Hall (qv).

Listing NGR: TQ6101992502

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Recommended Books

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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)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)