Entrance Lodge South East of Peckforton Castle
ENTRANCE LODGE SOUTH EAST OF PECKFORTON CASTLE, STONE HOUSE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1313148
- Date first listed:
- 29-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Lodge South East of Peckforton Castle
- Statutory Address:
- ENTRANCE LODGE SOUTH EAST OF PECKFORTON CASTLE, STONE HOUSE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1313148
- Date first listed:
- 29-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Entrance Lodge South East of Peckforton Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- ENTRANCE LODGE SOUTH EAST OF PECKFORTON CASTLE, STONE HOUSE 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:
- ENTRANCE LODGE SOUTH EAST OF PECKFORTON CASTLE, STONE HOUSE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Peckforton
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 53803 57557
Details
SJ 55 NW PECKFORTON STONE HOUSE LANE (West Side)
1/25 Entrance Lodge South-East of Peckforton Castle.
II*
Entrance Lodge, mid C19 by Salvin. Red brick and stone with tile roof. 2 storeys. Turret, archway, and 3-bay lodge. The stonework is rock faced with smooth dressings. The main arch of the gateway is Gothic and recessed with shallower arches and ribs in the archway. The opening has a pair of flat topped oak gates on ornamental strap hinges divided into vertical panels, one containing a small wicket-door. The archway is ovolo moulded and is flanked by a round tower, with conical roof, off a storey-high square base (south) and a large reducing buttress (north). Two-light trefoil-headed windows surmount the archway east and west with the inscription "Confido conquiesco" beneath the window on the rear (west) side of the opening. The lodge (north) has shouldered-linteled metal casements in pairs, to ground floor, and trefoil headed casements, in stone half dormers, to end bays at first floor. The first floor centre bay has shouldered lintels. The north gable and dormers have copings with fillet moulded kneelers to the dormers and gablet finials to the gable. Stone chimney, reduced at ridge level has slotted fillet cap. The doors in the archway, which lead to the round tower and lodge, are studded oak, hung on ornamental strap hinges, with heads fitted to shouldered lintels. Interior: The doors in the lodge entrance porch are boarded and studded with ornamental strap hinges.
Listing NGR: SJ5380357557
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 56864
- 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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