HOUGHTON HALL SOUTH LODGES WITH GATES, GATE PIERS AND WALLS ATTACHED

HOUGHTON HALL SOUTH LODGES WITH GATES, GATE PIERS AND WALLS ATTACHED, 34 AND 35

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1153105
Date first listed:: 09-Oct-1985
List Entry Name:: HOUGHTON HALL SOUTH LODGES WITH GATES, GATE PIERS AND WALLS ATTACHED
Statutory Address:: HOUGHTON HALL SOUTH LODGES WITH GATES, GATE PIERS AND WALLS ATTACHED, 34 AND 35

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Date:: 2002-03-27
Reference:: IOE01/04690/16
Rights:: © Mr Brian R. Faulkner. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1153105
Date first listed:: 09-Oct-1985
List Entry Name:: HOUGHTON HALL SOUTH LODGES WITH GATES, GATE PIERS AND WALLS ATTACHED
Statutory Address 1:: HOUGHTON HALL SOUTH LODGES WITH GATES, GATE PIERS AND WALLS ATTACHED, 34 AND 35

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: HOUGHTON HALL SOUTH LODGES WITH GATES, GATE PIERS AND WALLS ATTACHED, 34 AND 35

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Norfolk
District:: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Houghton
National Grid Reference:: TF7906827781

Details

TF 7927 11/41

HOUGHTON NEW HOUGHTON No. 34 and 35, Houghton Hall South Lodges with gates, gate piers and walls attached

G.V. II*

Gate lodges with gate piers, gates and walls attached at south entrance to Houghton Hall (q.v.). C.1730, attributable to William Kent, perhaps supervised by Thomas Ripley architect. Whitewashed brick, slate roofs, wrought iron gates of exceptional quality. 2 storey rectangular on plan lodges with single storey extensions. To carriage drive single part glazed doors under pentice canopies, first floor hinged sashes with glazing bars. Rusticated quoins, gables expressed as pediments. 2 end gable moulded stacks. Lean-tos to Park expressed as abutting half pediments. To south curtain wall with single 2-light casement, coped parapet. Panelled end piers with stone roundels. To east and west quadrant coped wall, continued as straight wall with end triangular coped pier, screening services of lodges from village. Wrought iron gates connect both lodges. 2 central carriage gates, 2 outer pedestrian gates, fixed railings in between. Divided by 4 major panel strips with upper cartouche heads. 4 minor panel divisions. Spear head dog-rail base, opposed curves at dado level, upper level with rich opposed foliage scroll work pierced by spear heads. Appear as block plans in Isaac Ware Plans ... Houghton (1735) 1750 ed.

Listing NGR: TF7906827781

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Legacy System number:: 221625
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Ware, I, Plans Elevations and Sections of Houghton in Norfolk, (1735)
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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 29 Norfolk,

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.