Description

QUORN

SK 51 NE MEETING STREET (South Side)

3/77 Lodge, Gate piers and Park
wall at Quorn House

GV II

Lodge, gate piers and wall. Early C19, altered mid C20. Painted cement
render and C20 tile roof with rendered ridge and rear stacks. 1 and
2 storeys, the 1 storey range facing drive, the other behind. In late
classical style. Two rounded arches with pilasters strip surrounds.
Within the left a rounded 6/6 sash and the right a part-glazed door in
similar style. Above is a double curving gable with Farnham coat of arms
within wreath. 1 storey extensions to left and right. 2 storey range
of a 2-light casement with top lights. Decorative pilaster strips and
panels. 4 gate piers, 2 with stone urns, 2 with stone fircones on top
and curving low stone coped wall between. Extending either side of gateway
a park wall of brick coped granite rubble stone wall cl.5m high. Quorn
House (q.v.) has been the seat of the Farnham family since c1260.

Listing NGR: SK5596616253

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26523722

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair