Description

LANSDOWN ROAD
(East side)
Lansdown Lodge
11/08/72

GV II

Detached mansion set high above Lansdown. c1740 enlarged c1835.
MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, single-pitched slate mansard roof with two hip-roofed dormers and moulded stacks to gable ends.
PLAN: Three-unit plan with stair turret to the rear left and early C19 additions.
EXTERIOR: Two storeys with attic and basement; symmetrical five-window range. Six/six-pane sash windows in splayed moulded architraves, those to the ground floor have cornices. Moulded coped parapet; slightly returned cornice; chamfered rusticated quoins; the central three ranges step slightly forward under a pediment with a blind oculus. A C20 set back eight-panel door has a moulded architrave flanked by narrow pilasters and fluted consoles supporting a pediment that projects slightly at the lower corners over the consoles. To the right is an early C19 single storey wing with a pierced stone parapet and a six/six-pane sash window in a projecting corniced rectangular bay. To the right is a small set back single storey C20 wing. To the rear, infilling the space to the right of the stair turret, is an early C19 block with a balconette to the first floor window.
INTERIOR: Retains the staircase and box cornices to the ground floor.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Fronting the house is a c1835 terrace with a pierced balustrade and urns flanking steps up from the lawn. Steps to the right leading up from the drive have wreathed wrought iron rails. A flight of five steps up to the front door are flanked by large repositioned stone pineapples and plain wrought iron railings.
HISTORY: Thomas Gainsborough is said to have stayed in the House whilst waiting for his house in the Circus to be built.

Listing NGR: ST7484065717

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26673539

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)