Description

TG 2312 OLD CATTON LODGE LANE

6/20 20 and 22 (Catton Old Hall) (formerly 19/1/52 listed as Norman Lodge, Lodge Lane (including barn)).

II

Manor house, dated 1632, with later additions. Built of brick, flint and re-used stone, with stone dressings plaintile and pantile roof. 'T'-shaped plan, 2 storeys and attics, 1½ storeys at rear. 5 bay facade, a,b.c.b.a., with central doorway with C20 door. Windows of 5 or 3 lights, with rendered chamfered mullions with rendered quoining, vertical wrought iron stay bars and ovolo moulded hood moulds. Rendered reveals to door with chamfers and ogee stops. Rendered pediment with obelisks at base and apex. Flint plinth and Flemish bond brickwork. Sundial over door with wrought iron cursor on rendered ground with segmental pediment above. Rendered lozenge shapes at ends, with octagons with relief crosses above. East and west gable walls have blocked 2 light windows at first floor and 2, one light windows at attic storey. Plat band at attic floor level. Moulded brick kneelers, with stone finial bases. Parapet gables with gable stacks with triple octagonal shafts. Decorated tile ridge. Rear elevation of flint with scattered fenestration, of 2 and 3 light windows with brick dressings and central date plaque with monogram IB Wedge dormer in roof. Rear service range, with scattered C19 fenestration and garage doors and hipped roof. Range of stores and privys extends at right angles to form rear courtyard. Straight C17 stair in main range to first floor with turned balusters. Straight flight above to second floor. C17 panelling on ground floor at west end, with arch headed panels. Carved fire surround with tapered fluted pilasters. Chamfered and stopped transverse beams. Some C17 boarded doors. Butt purlin roof. IB is the monogram for James Bussey, and the sundial was inscribed "Redeem the Time", and dated 1810.

Listing NGR: TG2350112788

External Links

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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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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Warwickshire (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