Little Wood Lodge
LITTLE WOOD LODGE, KNOWSLEY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253469
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Little Wood Lodge
- Statutory Address:
- LITTLE WOOD LODGE, KNOWSLEY LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253469
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Little Wood Lodge
- Statutory Address 1:
- LITTLE WOOD LODGE, KNOWSLEY LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- LITTLE WOOD LODGE, KNOWSLEY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Knowsley (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Knowsley
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 43286 94281
Details
SJ 49 SW 248
8/36
KNOWSLEY,
KNOWSELY LANE (West Side),
Little Wood Lodge
II
Lodge Cottage. c1880s. Red sandstone with bonded plain and fishscale red clay tile roof. Single storey. Irregular plan, basically cross sloped with octagonal room added in the lower lefthand angle. Deeply chamfered plinth with moulded top, continuous sill bond and eaves entablature with plain frieze and moulded cornice throughout. Street elevation has projecting central bay with advanced, gabled central section. This has paired round headed sash windows in colonnetted surrounds with incised spandrels, all set within deeply chamfered surround. Gable above is eared and has moulded copings and central panel with shield. To other side bays have similar round headed sashes in colonnetted surrounds with incised spandrels set within chamfered surrounds. To side of hipped roof to central bay is a large stack with triple oval-sectioned flues decorated with plaster and cornices. Beyond to right and slightly recessed is an open arcaded porch, with single keyed round arch to front and 3 to right return; central arch has stone steps up to it, righthand arch has round head sash within. Other elevations have similar round headed scales in colonnetted and chamfered surrounds, single windows to each side of octagonal room, paired sashes to rear gabled elevation and triple sashes to left return. Hipped roofs, pyramidal roof to octagonal room. Interior very simple. Formerly lodge to Croxteth Hall.
Listing NGR: SJ4328694281
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436693
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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