Listed Building record MDO3634 - Lodge, Gateway and flanking walls to Bryanston School

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Summary

Lodge, gateway and flanking walls, of about 1778, probably designed by James Wyatt in greensand ashlar with Portland stone dressings and hipped lead roofs.

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Full Description

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1, 47 (Monograph). SDO146.

‘(2) Bryanston House. … The Gateway (88330592), nearly I m. S.E. of (1), is of Greensand ashlar with Portland stone dressings; presumably it was designed by James Wyatt c. 1778 and it comprises, on the E. front, an archway flanked by Doric columns supporting a pedimented entablature; attached to each side of the entry are single-storied lodges, each with one tall sashed window. To right and left stone walls curve forward to the roadside, bounding a broad exedra; each wall ends at a large stone pier surmounted by a heraldic beast with a shield (Plate 67).’

<2> DOE (HHR), 1954, List of Buildings of Special Historic or Architectural Interest: Blandford Rural District, 3 (Scheduling record). SDO17701.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 205473 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 47.
  • <2> Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). 1954. List of Buildings of Special Historic or Architectural Interest: Blandford Rural District. 3.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205473.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8833 0592 (27m by 48m) (5 map features)
Map sheet ST80NE
Civil Parish Bryanston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 006 014
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NE 41
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205473
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bryanston 2

Record last edited

Jun 30 2022 2:27PM

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