Aldford Lodge

Aldford Lodge
Aldford Lodge
LocationAldford, Cheshire, England
Coordinates53°07′44″N 2°51′58″W / 53.1289°N 2.8661°W / 53.1289; -2.8661
OS grid referenceSJ 421 594
Built1877–79
Built for1st Duke of Westminster
ArchitectJohn Douglas
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameAldford Lodge to Eaton Park and attached Avenue Cottage
Designated2 November 1983
Reference no.1330590
Aldford Lodge is located in Cheshire
Aldford Lodge
Location in Cheshire

Aldford Lodge consists of a pair of cottages at the Aldford entrance to Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]

History

The National Heritage List for England states that the design was probably by Alfred Waterhouse.[1] However Edward Hubbard, in his biography of John Douglas, gives a firm attribution to Douglas as the architect.[2] The authors of the Buildings of England series also attribute the design to Douglas.[3] The lodge was built in 1877–79 for the 1st Duke of Westminster.[2]

Architecture

The lodge is built in brick with stone banding and dressings on a stone plinth in 1½ storeys. It is roofed with red tiles. It has two gables, each with pargeting decorated with foliated geometric patterns. The windows have moulded stone surrounds; those on the ground floor have camber arches and on the upper floor the window arches are semicircular. Over the doors are Tudor style arches. The whole building is irregularly shaped and this is emphasised by the addition of buttresses.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Aldford Lodge to Eaton Park and attached Avenue Cottage (1330590)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, pp. 89–90, 248, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
  3. ^ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 95, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6