Listed Building record MDO13978 - West Lodge (that part in Iwerne Minster Parish)

Early nineteenth century remodelling of an eighteenth century Country House possibly incorporating parts of the fabric of a seventeenth century or earlier hunting lodge. The south east front is rendered and whitewashed, other walls largely of whitewashed brick (Flemish bond). Central pavilion and south-west wing slated, north-east ranges tiled. Brick and rendered chimey stacks in various positions.

West Lodge is on the site of one of the ancient lodges of Cranborne Chase and a map of the Chase dated 1677, copying a map of 1618, shows a house in this position. The present building is of the first half of the 18th century with early 19th century single storeyed wings. <2>

18th century West Lodge. Grade 1. <3>

'West Lodge' (name confirmed) remains as described by RCHM <2>.

It is in a good state of preservation. <4>

West lodge Country House. Grade I. <5-6>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1962 (Map). SWX1540.

ST 89401571 West Lodge (NAT).

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 38 (Monograph). SDO99.

(3) WEST LODGE (89411573), on the N. boundary of the parish, is partly of one storey and partly of two, with cellars, and has brick walls, partly rendered and slated and tiled roofs. The site is that of one of the ancient lodges of Cranborne Chase (W.Shipp, Chronicle of Cranborne, (Blandford 1841), 270), and a map of the chase dated 1677, copying a map of 1618, shows a house in this position. Nothing seen above ground today, however, is likely to be of so early date, although the cellars may perhaps be of the 17th century. The present building is of the 18th century, with early 19th century single-storeyed wings on the S.W and N.E., the latter incorporating part of a late 18th century kitchen building.

<2.1> Wake Smart, T W, 1983, A Chronicle of Cranborne and the Cranborne Chase, 270 (Monograph). SDO11072.

<4> Barrett, G, Various, Field Investigators Comments GB, F1 GB 13-FEB-78 (Unpublished document). SDO17369.

<5> DOE (HHR), 1985, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset District, 57 (Scheduling record). SDO17732.

<6> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 240 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 205958 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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