No. 214, the Lodge, Birstall Road, Birstall (Locally Listed)

Geo: 52.6723, -1.1213
Date ListedThu 17th June, 2004
CategoryLocally Listed Building
AddressNo. 214, The Lodge Birstall Road Birstall LE4 4DG
GradeLocally Listed
Grid ReferenceSK5951308655
Description

Lodge. Mid C19, fine example of Gothic Revival. Red brick with relief terra cotta string courses and terra cotta labels to window heads. Elaborate brick dentil detail to gable eaves and relief patterned brickwork to gable above GF windows. Shallow brick arches to all openings. Steep clay tile pitched roof with low eaves. Elaborate central ridge stack with corbelled brickwork at head. Two storeys with 1st floor mainly in roof space. Casement windows Pointed arch canopy to corner door. The lodge, together with the entrance walls, gate piers and lanterns formed the entrance to The Holt.

The description above describes the salient features of the building as it was at the date of listing. It is given in order to aid identification; it is not intended to be either comprehensive or exclusive.