Rainborough Lodges and Gates
RAINBOROUGH LODGES AND GATES, SMITHY BRIDGE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1314591
- Date first listed:
- 29-Mar-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Rainborough Lodges and Gates
- Statutory Address:
- RAINBOROUGH LODGES AND GATES, SMITHY BRIDGE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1314591
- Date first listed:
- 29-Mar-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Rainborough Lodges and Gates
- Statutory Address 1:
- RAINBOROUGH LODGES AND GATES, SMITHY BRIDGE 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:
- RAINBOROUGH LODGES AND GATES, SMITHY BRIDGE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Rotherham (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Brampton Bierlow
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 40757 00616
Details
SE40SW BRAMPTON BIERLOW SMITHY BRIDGE LANE (south side)
2/3 Rainborough Lodges and gates
29.3.68 II*
Pair of lodges with attached gate piers and gate; forming one dwelling.1798- 1804. Attributed to John Carr (Wragg). For William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam. Ashlar sandstone; graduated Welsh slate roofs; wrought-iron gates. Symmetrical pair of square lodges with inner and outer wing walls and central carriage gateway. Lodges: 2 storeys, single window. Plinth, rusticated quoins to lower stage. Tall, central, round- headed sash with glazing bars; moulded impost and archivolt all set within recessed round-arched panel with Greek-key impost band and archivolt. Frieze with festooned paterae; modillioned cornice. Hipped roof, corniced central stack with paterae. Inner return of each lodge has panelled door in architrave with plain frieze and pediment, all set within a round-arched recess; 6-pane sash beneath archivolt. Inner wing walls each have iron gate in round-arched opening and terminate at rusticated piers with Greek-key band beneath frieze with swags and paterae. Cornice surmounted by affronted statues of lions couchant. Simple wrought-iron gates with paired horizontal rails; decorative scrollwork and central vase finial to top rail. Outer wing walls each have blind round-arched opening and terminate at rusticated end piers. Set on the line of a former avenue to Wentworth Park North Lodge (q.v.).
R. B. Wragg, 'The Life and Works of John Carr of York: Palladian Architect', unpublished thesis, 1975, University of Sheffield, vol 3, appendix A unpaginated.
Listing NGR: SE4075700616
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 335517
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Wragg, Brian, Worsley, Giles, The Life and Works of John Carr of York, (2000)
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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