Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
North Lodge
Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 11 March 1992
- Locality
- Falcondale
- Community
- Lampeter
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.12760, -4.09849
- Cadw reference
- 10448
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at entrance to north drive to Falcondale, some 2 km NW of Lampeter town centre.
History
c1860-70
Exterior
Lodge in Italianate style; near-symmetrical cross plan with one-and-a-half storey axial range and single storey wings to N and S. Whitewashed stucco with painted brick raised dressings, slate deep-eaved roofs on brackets, low-pitched and carried well forward of gable ends on fretted brackets. N and S wings have 2 bay verandahs each side on wooden posts with brackets, the roof carried over.
Painted brick door and window surrounds, ground floor sill course and eaves band continued across gables. Main range has E end ground floor casement pair with top lights in shouldered surround with jambs continued to ground below sill course; first floor arched window with casement-pair and tilting fanlight, the arched head breaking into gable, with keystone. N side wall stack, door on N side in verandah end. Wings have matching verandahs, gables and brick dressings. S wing has gable end central door in arched surround with keystone, and E side single window. N wing differs in having door and window in N end wall. E side single window.
Reason for designation
A good example of picturesque estate lodge design.
Nearby in the register
- Falcondale HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
- Falcondale Home FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Former Coach-house to Falcondale HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.