Description

SK 68 SW
5/6

BABWORTH
MORTON HALL DRIVE
(west side)
Morton Hall Lodge

II

Lodge. Mid C19. Blue and red brick and ashlar. Hipped slate
roof with decorative ridge tiles and single Tudor style tall
brick ridge stack. Single storey plus attic, 2 bays. Set on a
plinth with ashlar course over. The right bay has no openings.
The slightly projecting left bay has a wooden gabled open porch
set on a low brick wall with ashlar coping and slate roof with
decorative ridge tiles. The inner doorway has a wooden door with
plain surround. The porch is flanked by single narrow fixed
lights with ashlar surrounds. The attic storey breaks into the
eaves and is slightly corbelled out with ashlar at this point.
The casement window with ashlar surround has 2 lights divided by
a stone mullion. Under are three flush bands of blue brick.
Above is a small round panel with gauged brick surround. The
attic is topped by an ashlar coped gable with kneelers, having
single orb finials with a further single finial on the ridge.
The west front has a canted bay, a single casement with ashlar
surround and a similar attic window.

Listing NGR: SK6482580181

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26651611

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)