Description

TL 85 NW WHEPSTEAD REDE ROAD

4/148 South Lodge

II

Pair of Lodge Cottages; c.1900, with C16 core. 1 1/2 storeys and attics.
Timber-framed and pebble-dashed, boarding in upper part of gables. Thatched
roof with projecting verges on extended wall-plates and purlins. Central axial
chimney of red brick set diagonally with pilasters in the Kentish Elizabethan
style. Casements with leaded hexagonal and diamond panes. Boarded and
battened entrance doors. A 2-storey thatched gabled entrance porch to each
cottage, dominating the front elevation; the lower storey open on timber posts
with arched openings on each side with carved pendants in the Elizabethan
style; an oriel window above the entrance, the gable above cantilevered on
brackets, and with arch-braced collars. The exposed 1st floor structure is
C16; a C16 house heavily restored and converted to cottages c.1900 for the
Plumton Hall Estate.

Listing NGR: TL8207757650

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26567899

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  For the Record
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)