Latitude: 53.5007 / 53°30'2"N
Longitude: -1.387 / 1°23'13"W
OS Eastings: 440757
OS Northings: 400616
OS Grid: SE407006
Mapcode National: GBR LWRY.HT
Mapcode Global: WHDD4.N8QN
Plus Code: 9C5WGJ27+75
Entry Name: Rainborough Lodges and Gates
Listing Date: 29 March 1968
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1314591
English Heritage Legacy ID: 335517
ID on this website: 101314591
Location: Westfield, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S73
County: Rotherham
Civil Parish: Brampton Bierlow
Built-Up Area: Wath upon Dearne
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): South Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Brampton Bierlow Christ Church
Church of England Diocese: Sheffield
Tagged with: Architectural structure
SE40SW BRAMPTON BIERLOW SMITHY BRIDGE LANE (south side)
2/3 Rainborough Lodges and gates
29.3.68 II*
Pair of lodges with attached gate piers and gate; forming one dwelling.1798- 1804. Attributed to John Carr (Wragg). For William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam. Ashlar sandstone; graduated Welsh slate roofs; wrought-iron gates. Symmetrical pair of square lodges with inner and outer wing walls and central carriage gateway. Lodges: 2 storeys, single window. Plinth, rusticated quoins to lower stage. Tall, central, round- headed sash with glazing bars; moulded impost and archivolt all set within recessed round-arched panel with Greek-key impost band and archivolt. Frieze with festooned paterae; modillioned cornice. Hipped roof, corniced central stack with paterae. Inner return of each lodge has panelled door in architrave with plain frieze and pediment, all set within a round-arched recess; 6-pane sash beneath archivolt. Inner wing walls each have iron gate in round-arched opening and terminate at rusticated piers with Greek-key band beneath frieze with swags and paterae. Cornice surmounted by affronted statues of lions couchant. Simple wrought-iron gates with paired horizontal rails; decorative scrollwork and central vase finial to top rail. Outer wing walls each have blind round-arched opening and terminate at rusticated end piers. Set on the line of a former avenue to Wentworth Park North Lodge (q.v.).
R. B. Wragg, 'The Life and Works of John Carr of York: Palladian Architect', unpublished thesis, 1975, University of Sheffield, vol 3, appendix A unpaginated.
Listing NGR: SE4075700616
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