Downhill Lane, lodge cottages
Downhill Lane, lodge cottages
HER Number
8050
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Downhill Lane, lodge cottages
Place
West Boldon
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
Lodge
Site Type: Specific
Lodge
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
These buildings were listed Grade II in 1977 with the following description:
'Pair of lodges. C18. Eastern cottage: rendered stone; pantiled roof. 2 storeys, the 2nd very low; central door in stone architrave with sash window at left and blank wall at right; 2 small windows above; gable facing road has large Gothick window, band which continues along front eaves, and crenellated parapet; roof hipped at other end; rear chimney. Western cottage: rendered stone; gable has empty Gothick window, band, and crenellated parapet; no roof; derelict at time of survey.'
'Pair of lodges. C18. Eastern cottage: rendered stone; pantiled roof. 2 storeys, the 2nd very low; central door in stone architrave with sash window at left and blank wall at right; 2 small windows above; gable facing road has large Gothick window, band which continues along front eaves, and crenellated parapet; roof hipped at other end; rear chimney. Western cottage: rendered stone; gable has empty Gothick window, band, and crenellated parapet; no roof; derelict at time of survey.'
Easting
434730
Northing
560430
Grid Reference
NZ434730560430
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 2/12;
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1185283
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1185283