Description

SY 78 NW WEST KNIGHTON

6/87 Lewell Lodge

26.1.56 II

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Detached house in grounds with Gothic detailing. c.1796 for Adair
Hawkins and extended shortly afterwards. Brick walls, mostly
rendered in stucco. Slate roofs, with gable ends. Gable stacks.
Plan: rectangular Georgian plan with a central through hall
containing staircase, and two rooms to each side. Two storeys with
cellars and attics. 3 windows, sashes with pointed heads, marginal
glazing bars and cross bars, wooden cills and separate returned
labels over each window. Porch entrance at centre, 2 leaf plank
doors in a pointed archway. Returned labels over. East gable wall
has a 2 storey canted bay window, 1 : 3 : 1 light with the same
detailing. North east wing added early C19, 3 light window to
ground floor and two 2 light windows to first floor, same gothic detailing.
French window on gable end. Interior: the hall staircase has
cusped tracery between the balusters and there are stained glass
shields of arms in two of the windows; otherwise the fittings are in
the ordinary classical style of the period and include some original
decorated iron fire grates. (R.C.H.M. Dorset II, p.137 (6)
Hutchins II, 500).

Listing NGR: SY7321888493

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26609629

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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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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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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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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas