History

Early C19 lodge or gatehouse, contemporary with the remodelling and expansion of Llynon Hall; probably built when the hall was owned by Humphrey Stanley Jones.

Exterior

Single storey lodge or gatehouse built to a rectangular plan with canted bay to N end overlooking driveway; entrance in the W wall. Built of roughly dressed stone laid to courses. Slate roof with broadly projecting eaves and verges, hipped to W, gabled to E; diagonally set paired rendered axial brick stacks with capping. The entrance doorway is offset to the L (N) end of the W wall, single window to R, openings with roughly dressed stone heads. Canted bay has 2-light window flanked by single lights and a single window in the E wall. The E gable end has a paired ground floor light and a single small opening in the gable apex above. Most windows are blocked.

Interior

Interior not inspected at the time of the survey.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a good early C19 gatehouse or lodge which was built contemporary with the remodelling of the adjacent Llynon Hall. The lodge provides a visual landmark at the northern approach to the hall and is representative of the growing fortunes of the estate for which it formed the centre.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29501938

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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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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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]