Description

SK 0642-0742 FARLEY C.P. FARLEY LANE (North-east side)

13/132 The Tudor Lodge
GV II
Lodge. c1840. By A.W.N. Pugin. Ashlar with edged herringbone tooling;
fishscale tile roof with plain tile bands and coped verges; ashlar ridge
stacks. Tudor Gothic style; aligned north-east/south-west facing south-
east. 2 storeys; 3 bays, the left hand bay gabled, the right hand bay
of one storey with a lower ridge line; flat arch chamfer mullioned
windows containing lights with 4-centred heads and panelled spandrels
with carved foliage, ground-floor windows have 2 lights, first-floor
central window has 3 lights, single-light windows to first floor left
flanking a larger panel containing a coat of arms, the whole arrangement
beneath a stepped and returned hood mould; 4-centred carriage arch to
left with moulded arch and hood mould terminating in animal heads. The
Tudor Lodge formed the entrance to Alton Towers (q.v.). B.O.E. p. 55-59.

Listing NGR: SK0709242711

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26655561

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