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Description and DateRemarksProtectionGrid Ref. and
Punchcard No.
Castle
C.19		 Highclere Castle. Built circa 1840 on site of mediaeval bishops palace. Part 3 storeys, part 4 storeys. Building encases a smaller Georgian mansion, remodelled in 1774. Central 21/2 storey falleried inner hall with oak gothic staircase designed by Barry. Remaining interiors by Thomas Allom. Fine central tower with four corner towers. Faced in Bath stone with strapwork in Elizabethan style. Mullion and transom-cross type windows. Designed by Sir Charles Barry. Largest mansion in Hampshire and seat of the Earl of Carnarvon. O.S.A. No. SU45 NW1. Ref: 1. Buildings of England; Hants. and I.O.W., (Pevsner and Lloyd), pp.288-91. Ref: 2. Archaeology in the Field, 1953, (Crawford), pp.194, 203. Ref: 3. The History of Highclere, (Dunlop).     T. & C.P. Act
N.P. Act
A.O.N.B.
 SU 446 588
2106 01
Lodge
C.19		 Church Lane Lodge. Built 1857 in simple Gothic style by Thomas Allom. Brick with stone dressings. Tiled roof. Gothic porch.     N.P. Act
A.O.N.B.
 SU 441 588
2106 29
Building
C.19		 Grotto Lodge. Round tower of flint and stone. Staircase turret with cone-shaped leaded roof. Centre battlemented chimney. Small pointed window.     N.P. Act
A.O.N.B.
 SU 434 574
2106 15
Building
C.19		 Clerewood Lodge. Small classical lodge with pediment gable. Cement rendered. Centre modern brick porch with two recessed round niches above. Modern additions.     N. P. Act
A.O.N.B.
 SU 442 601
2106 12
Building
C.19		 Castle Lodge. Small single storey lodge. Lime- washed brick walls. Slate roof. Blocked rusticated doorway. Gate piers ornamented with ltalianate caryatids.     N.P. Act
A.O.N.B.
 SU 448 589
2106 10
Lodge
C.19		 Headstock Lodge. Built in simple Gothic manner by Thomas Allom. Brick with stone dressings and gables. Gothic porch. Tiled roof.     N.P. Act
A.O.N.B.
 SU 444 610
2106 36
Building
C.19		 London Lodge. Classical arched gateway flanked by coupled flat Ionic pilasters. Modillioned cornice, fine stone ornament and urn. The cornices, pilaster bases and other features are marked 'Coade, London 1773.' Coade stone is a reconstructed stone, but the recipe is now lost. Small single storey lodges on either side connected by curved screen walls.     T. & C.P. Act
N.P. Act
A.O.N.B.
 SU 458 603
2106 07
House
C.19		 Milford Lake House. Building erected on dam of a large artificial lake. Designed by William Kent as a summer house or pavilion. Central pedimented block with similar side wings. Built of yellow brick with some stone dressings, brick quoins and timber sash windows. Fine plaster-work in the salon. Later additions. The house faces the lake on a broad frontage.     T. & C.P. Act
N. P. Act
A.O.N.B.
 SU 450 609
2106 09
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