NHER 10463 (Building record) - Thurton Lodges to Langley Park
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TM39NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THURTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Two gate lodges, built around 1785-90 by Sir John Soane.
Gault brick, Portland and York stone dressings. Slate roof, pedimented gables. Each one storey, square plan.
Gable walls north and south have pair of recessed Tuscan columns supporting metope frieze and gable pediment. Central round-headed sash window between columns. Cornice overhang with guttae continues along east and west walls. In east wall facing driveway, round-headed door with arch of two orders. Blind round-headed recess in west wall.
Central stack on ridge; fireplace on west wall.
Wrought iron railings attached on brick plinth, and square-cage gate piers (reverse east and west directions for southeast lodge).
Southeast lodge has original fireplace, northwest has 19th century grate. Under restoration 1986.
Information from (S1).
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 23 July 1986.
See newspaper articles (S2) and (S3) in file.
Associated Sources (9)
- --- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 513-514; Pl 95.
- --- SNF85004 Photograph: Photographs of Thurton Lodges to Langley Park. Black & white.
- --- SNF84913 Photograph: Photographs of Thurton Lodges to Langley Park. Colour & Black and white.
- --- SNF89829 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Thurton.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entries 1050638 and 1306478.
- <S2> SNF3128 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1978. Move to save lodges. 2 March.
- <S3> SNF3602 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1987. New life for park lodges. 27 June.
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Record last edited
Sep 26 2017 3:48PM