Listed Building: NO 181 AND ADJOINING GATEPOST AND RAILING (FORMER LODGE TO HIGHCLIFFE CASTLE) (101537)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | |
| Volume/Map/Item | 748/13/409 |
| Date assigned | 14 October 1953 |
| Date last amended |
Description
LYMINOTON ROAD 1. (South Side) 5187 HIGHCLIFFE
No 181 and adjoining gatepost and railing (Former lodge to Highcliffe Castle) SZ 2093 13/409 14.10.53.
II GV
2. Several authorities date both lodges (Nos 179 and 181) at 1775 when the house for the Earl of Bute was built by Adam or Capability Brown, but architectural appearance that of 1830, when present castle was built. Stuccoed with wide eaves and hipped slate roof. 2 storeys, road facade with centre, round arched recess containing blank window space. Flanking side recesses surmounted by panels. 2 windows, those on side facing drive flanked by pilasters with niches, barred sashes. Small Doric porch. Iron railing and stuccoed gatepost joined to lodge remains.
The former boundary wall of Highcliffe Castle forms a group with Nos 179 and 181, the milestone opposite and St. Mark's Parish Church, its Lychgate and the War Memorial in the churchyard.
Listing NGR: SZ2057693402
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 2057 9340 (point) |
|---|---|
| Borough (historic) | Christchurch |
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 1 2006 5:00PM