Survey Data
Reg No
14942005
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Previous Name
Glass House
Original Use
Gate lodge
Date
1840 - 1860
Coordinates
204211, 190843
Date Recorded
18/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached L-plan four-bay single-storey Tudor style gate lodge, build c.1850, with gable-fronted bay to north and veranda. Modern extension to rear. Hipped slate roof, pitched to gable, with terracotta right tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Ruled and lined rendered walls with stucco quoins and a carved stone plaque to gable. Canted-bay window to gable with scalloped slates to roof, timber sash windows and a tooled limestone sill. Round-headed window openings within veranda with timber sash windows and tooled limestone sills. Square-headed door opening within veranda with timber panelled door and tooled limestone threshold. Timber arcading springing from limestone blocks to veranda with tiled floor.
Appraisal
The limestone plaque on the front elevation of this gate lodge is carved in high relief and, carrying the arms of Charles Rolleston-Spunner (né Rolleston) (1807-88), depicts an eagle's head erased or pierced by an arrow. The plaque is a notable feature on the projecting gable wall and adds an artistic interest to the site. The scalloped slates to the canted-bay window are an interesting detail while the arcaded veranda, reflected by the rounded-headed windows within, recede behind the projecting gabled bay and creates appealing depths to the elevation.