Description

LINCOLN

SK9771NE CASTLE HILL
1941-1/9/68 (North side)
09/10/53 No.5
Judges' Lodging and attached railing

GV II*

Judges' lodging. c1810. By William Hayward. Yellow stock brick
with stone dressings and hipped slate roof.
EXTERIOR: plinth, eaves cornice, coped parapet. 2 storeys, 9
bays. Projecting pedimented centre, 3 bays, with central stone
doorcase with entablature and 2 Tuscan columns in antis.
Fielded panelled double doors with fanlight. Above, a central
glazing bar sash, flanked by round headed niches. In the
pediment, the Royal arms in Coade stone.
The wings have 3 glazing bar sashes on each floor, with brick
flat arches.
INTERIOR: central entrance hall rising full height, containing
a cantilevered wooden open well staircase with 2 stick
balusters per tread, and ramped scrolled handrail. Ground
floor has a dentilled cornice, and at the rear, a moulded
elliptical arched doorway with double doors with shaped glass
panels.
Dining room, to right, has chair rail, frieze, moulded
cornice, mid C19 marble fireplace, and shutters. At one end,
and elliptical arched recess with moulded surround and blank
fanlight.
Drawing room, to left, of similar design, has panelled
wainscot and walls, and painted slate fireplace with
overmantel mirror.
First floor landing and bedrooms have moulded cornices and
6-panel doors. Right bedroom has a mid C19 marble fireplace.
Outside, attached iron railing has stepped stone plinth,
curved ends and central double gate.
(Buildings of England : Lincolnshire: Pevsner N: Lincolnshire:
London: 1989-: 517).

Listing NGR: SK9760571830

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17548903

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