Description

SY 88SW COOMBE KEYNES NORTH LODGES
7/92 LULWORTH CASTLE

II *

GV

GATE LODGES AND GATEWAY. Dated 1785. Walls of ashlar on brick backing. Lodges
have C20 concrete roofs. They are of two storeys, triangular in plan with rounded
turrets at the angles. Gothic style based on Lulworth Castle. Moulded string
course at first floor level; moulded cornice below embattled parapet. Main windows
of two lights, each with 4-centred head, contained in square surround. Doorways
(in NW walls) also with 4-centred heads. The turrets have loop-lights trefoiled
at head and foot. Few internal fittings survive The gateway consists of two
narrow openings with segmental heads flanking the main gates (plain wrought iron)
hung from rectangular piers with round-headed niches below oval panels bearing
weld arms and the date. (RCHM Dorset, II, p.149). Scheduled Ancient Monument
Dorset 755.

Listing NGR: SY8483183344

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q79389045

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  For the Record
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)