Description

SE 3071 RIPON BISHOPTON
2/21 (north side)
27.5.49
No 7
GV (Bishopton Lodge)

II*

Mid-C18. Brown brick. Pyramidal stone slate roof with weather-vane. Two storeys.
Wood modillioned eaves cornice. Three bays: sashes with glazing bars and chanelled
stucco voussoirs. Rusticated quoins. One canted ground floor low window with
modillioned wooden cornice door with 6 fielded panels, oblong fanlight with glazing
bars, moulded surround and moulded cornice. One-storey extensions to east and west:
2 bays each. First bay has blocked round-arched carriage entrance with chanelled
stucco voussoirs. Second bay has sash with glazing bars and chanelled stucco
voussoirs, and semi-circular attic window with chanelled stucco voissoirs.

Interior. Fine staircase hall with ornamental plaster ceiling: figure of putto with
laurel sprig chain, plus clouds, surrounded by Rococo ornament at 4 corners.
Staircase has closed string, turned balusters and spiral curtail. Stone flagged floor
with black marble quarries. Late C18 chimneypiece and late C19 wainscotting ground
floor south-east room, south-west ground floor room has contemporary chimneypiece, and
plaster ceiling with egg-and-dart cornices to beams, and Rococo ornament at
intersection.

History. Built by William Aislabie of Studley Royal as a steward's house.

Listing NGR: SE3003571117

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17536594

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