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Red Lodge, is in Manor Farm Road, Norton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England. Built originally as a lodge at the entrance to the estate of Norton Priory, it was later converted into a private house. The building is in Tudor Revival style, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Norton, Runcorn district in Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Norton is an area in the eastern part of the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England. It was originally a separate community some 3 miles (5 km) to the east of Runcorn, but in the 1970s and 1980s became absorbed within Runcorn by the expansion of its new town.

Runcorn town in Cheshire, United Kingdom

Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port in the Borough of Halton in Cheshire, England. Its population in 2011 was 61,789. The town is in the southeast of the Liverpool City Region on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. To the north across the River Mersey is Widnes, with Warrington 7 miles (11 km) to the northeast and Liverpool 11 miles (18 km) to the northwest.

Cheshire County of England

Cheshire is a county in North West England, bordering Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south, and Flintshire and Wrexham County Borough in Wales to the west. Cheshire's county town is the City of Chester (118,200); the largest town is Warrington (209,700). Other major towns include Crewe (71,722), Ellesmere Port (55,715), Macclesfield (52,044), Runcorn (61,789), Widnes (61,464) and Winsford (32,610), Northwich (19,924)

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History

The lodge was built in 1870 for Sir Richard Brooke, 7th Baronet of Norton Priory, at the northeast entrance to the estate surrounding his country house, Norton Priory. The country house was demolished in 1928, and the lodge has been converted for use as a private house. [1]

There have been six baronetcies created for persons with the surname Brooke, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2015 four of the creations are extant, though one has been subsumed into a peerage.

Architecture

Red Lodge has an irregular cruciform plan and is in Tudor Revival style. It is in two storeys, the lower storey being in sandstone, and the upper storey in timber framing and painted brick. The house has a red-tiled roof, and each front has a gabled and jettied upper floor. The entrance is on the east side, and has a porch with a lean-to tiled roof. The windows are mullioned. There are two chimney stacks, the one to the west containing a decorative panel with the initials "R. B." and the date 1870. [1]

Sandstone A clastic sedimentary rock composed mostly of sand-sized particles

Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized mineral particles or rock fragments.

Timber framing building technique, construction method using heavy squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers

Timber framing and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs. It is commonplace in wooden buildings through the 19th century. If the structural frame of load-bearing timber is left exposed on the exterior of the building it may be referred to as half-timbered, and in many cases the infill between timbers will be used for decorative effect. The country most known for this kind of architecture is Germany. Timber framed houses are spread all over the country except in the southeast.

Gable Architectural feature

A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesthetic concerns. A gable wall or gable end more commonly refers to the entire wall, including the gable and the wall below it.

Around the lodge is wrought iron fencing with gates. On the south side is a pair of sandstone gate piers. These have rounded tops and are decorated with chevrons. Between the piers are a carriage gate and a separate pedestrian gate. [1]

Wrought iron iron alloy with a very low carbon content

Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content in contrast to cast iron. It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag inclusions, which gives it a "grain" resembling wood that is visible when it is etched or bent to the point of failure. Wrought iron is tough, malleable, ductile, corrosion-resistant and easily welded.

Pier (architecture) architectural upright support for a structure or superstructure

A pier, in architecture, is an upright support for a structure or superstructure such as an arch or bridge. Sections of structural walls between openings (bays) can function as piers.

Appraisal

The lodge was designated as a Grade II listed building on 28 August 2013. [1] Grade II is the lowest of the three gradings, and is applied to buildings that "are nationally important and of special interest". [2] The boundary fencing and gate piers and gates are included in the listing. The reasons given for its listing are because of its historical and architectural interest, and for its group value with other listed buildings on the Norton Priory Estate. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Historic England, "Red Lodge, including boundary fencing and adjacent former Norton Priory estate entrance gate piers and gates (1411703)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 31 August 2013
  2. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 4 April 2015

Coordinates: 53°20′56″N2°40′03″W / 53.34894°N 2.66740°W / 53.34894; -2.66740

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