Gort House Gort Lodge
GORT HOUSE, 212, PETERSHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262064
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Gort House Gort Lodge
- Statutory Address:
- GORT HOUSE, 212, PETERSHAM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262064
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 23-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Gort House Gort Lodge
- Statutory Address 1:
- GORT HOUSE, 212, PETERSHAM ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- GORT LODGE, SUDBROOK 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:
- GORT HOUSE, 212, PETERSHAM ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- GORT LODGE, SUDBROOK LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Richmond upon Thames (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 18087 73007
Details
TQ 1873 PETERSHAM ROAD
(East side)
22/25/25 No.212
Gort House
10.01.50
(Formerly listed as:
SUDBROOK LANE
(West side)
GORT LODGE)
II
Includes: GORT LODGE, SUDBROOK LANE
Early C18. Gort Lodge was entrance half of house of which Gort House, Petersham Road is garden half. Now separate properties. Four windows, 2 storeys. Brown brick, red dressings, modillion cornice. Pantiled roof. Addition to right with small splayed bay mid C18, and first floor weatherboarded at end. Two windows, 2 storeys, later brown brick wing to left. Doorcase has bowed pediment on carved consoles. The ground floor windows on either side of the door have thick glazing bars; the remainder of the windows have later C18 glazing. Gort House is 7 bays wide, (left-hand bay possibly a later addition). Mid C18 open pedimented doorcase. The basement of Gort House was adapted to serve as a World War II air raid shelter with ceiling reinforced with props and built-in bunk beds. Its walls retain a remarkable collection of beautifully executed wartime graffiti in red, blue and green paint, mostly comprising humorous verse and text.
Listing NGR: TQ1808773007
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 435982
- 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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