The Quarters (EHER 34194)

A late 18th century chinoiserie fishing lodge/lakeside summerhouse. It was built in around 1772 by Richard Wood, and converted to a house around 1951 with an added gable to north. The name derived from reputation that Cromwellian troops were quartered in the grounds. A painting by Constable circa 1816, now said to hang in Melbourne, Australia.

Listed building description Formerly a chinoiserie fishing lodge or lakeside summer house. It was built in around 1772 by Richard Wood, and converted to a house around 1951 with an added gable to north. It is probably of brick, rough rendered and has a grey slate double range roofs to left gables, copper felt to central single storey and right dome. The left ranges have moulded bargeboards to the gables. The two north gabled bays are two storeys, and there is a single storey centre range and square plan lakeside range, this with octagonal interior. The central range has an open porch supported by two stone fluted columns, left small paned vertically sliding sash window, right half glazed door. The right square plan range has octagonal inner walls, keyhole windows to west, south and east faces, concave broaching to concave octagonal dome of two stages. There is a trellised veranda with concave hipped roof to lakeside (south) face and a similar features to east face. Interior, the octagonal walls of the dome with alternate windows and tall niches. There are moulded dados, wainscots and ceiling cornices. 6 panelled doors with brass furniture and moulded architraves to all rooms. The name derived from reputation that Cromwellian troops were quartered in the grounds. A painting by Constable circa 1816, now said to hang in Melbourne, Australia. <1> <2> <3>