Listed Building: SOUTH LODGE (394370)

SOUTH WALKS ROAD 1. 5191 (North Side) South Lodge SY 6990 7/112 8.5.50. II* 2. Circa 1740-50. altered in early C19. Red brick structure. 2 storeys and attics. Front is stucco. It has moulded cornice, parapet and 3 dormers. Projecting porch with stone Doric columns supporting entablature. Wrought-iron balustrade above. On left hand side is early C19 conservatory with sash windows with pilasters between. Back elevation is brick with central projecting bay with round-headed staircase window. 2 C18 casements to ground floor. Coved cornice. Interior has outstanding Rococo plaster work which suggests that it may be a work of the Blandford School. Front room to east has very elaborate Rococo panels covering walls above dado level. Staircase is of Chinese Chippendale type with columnar newels, and the handrail ends in a manner which also suggests the Blandford School (it occurs for instance, in Lord Digby's School, Sherborne, of which the designer was Benjamin Bastard). Listing NGR: SY6925390387

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