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London Lodge (EHER 35579)

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Summary

London Lodge was built in 1834 and is located in Audley Park. It is a two-storey, red brick building that is T-shaped on plan and has a tiled roof.

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Location

Grid reference TL 5195 3742 (point)
Civil Parish LITTLEBURY, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

NRHE data transfer: London Lodge dates to the mid 19th century and is located in Audley Park. It is a two-storey, red brick building that is T-shaped on plan. The front gabled wing has a two-storeyed bay with a castellated parapet and iron latticed casement windows. Between the storeys there are panels ornamented with roses and portcullis. The west gable has an oriel bay with a castellated parapet. The doorway has chamfered reveals and a square label mould. Above it there is a sunk panel with arms. The roof is tiled, with a chimney stack on the east wing with that has four octagonal shafts. <1> A Grade II listed, red brick lodge with a T shaped plan, this house was built in 1834 to replace an earlier lodge of the same name [Fig B46]. It stands two storeys high. The southern gabled wing has a two storey canted bay window with a castellated parapet and iron latticed casement windows. Between the windows there are panels ornamented with roses and portcullis. The doorway to the west has chamfered brick reveals and a stone Tudor-style square label; above it is a stone panel with arms and its own hood mould. The west gable has an oriel window with a castellated parapet whilst the windows on the north and east elevations have chamfered brick reveals, iron latticed casements and stone hood moulds. The roof is tiled and there are two chimney stacks on the east wing – the southern being a group of four octagonal brick shafts, the northern formed by two square shafts set diagonally. <2>

Sources

  • <1> DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1980. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Uttlesford. p.952.
  • <2> Report: English Heritage. 2011. Audley End, Essex: Historic landscape Investigations. pp.182-183.

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Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 1380166
  • National Monuments Record: TL 53 NW 182

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