DOI Heft:
No. 218 (May, 1911)
DOI Artikel:Recent designs in domestic architecture
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20972#0332
Recent Designs in Domestic Architecture
site of a house of severely classic design which
perished in the flames some twenty-five years ago.
When the present owner, Mr. John Lancaster,
decided recently to utilise the site, he wisely
eliminated all thought of the old lodge and left the
architect, Mr. Gilbert Fraser, A.R.I.B.A., a free
hand. The new building stands on one of the few
rising portions of Warwickshire, with, to the south,
a far-extended view jf that undulating county such
as its predecessor lacked. At the main entrance
is the main lodge jbuilt of sandfaced bricks and
roofed with Westmorland slates, and a wrought-iron
gateway of simple design but massive effect. The
courtyard is framed by stone balustrading with an
octagonal bay, through the centre of which is a long
vista down the glade. The design of the house is
of the late Renaissance period, and white Storeton
stone has been employed to the whole^ of the
windows, doorways, and modillion ornice. The
effect obtained is that of solidity and permanence
without making the design unduly heavy. A
feature of the south front is the terrace, measuring
100 feet by 40 feet, and consisting of wide stone-
paved walks, lawns and flower-beds protected by
an open stone balustrade with moulded copings.
Steps lead down from the east and west ends to
wing terraces at a lower level. From the centre
of the terrace a broad flight of steps descends
to the tennis lawn below. The lawn proper, 200
feet by 80 feet, is extended east and west by
two narrow wings of grass with herbaceous borders,
the whole being framed by a yew hedge of wall-like
thickness. From the centre of the lawn is a
further flight of circular steps to the broad stretch
of springy turf surrounding the oval lake. The
whole of this portion of the grounds is encircled
by a gravel path running from the east to the
west terrace, where are situated the parterre and
the rose garden shown on p. 312, between which
is a flagged walk leading to the espaliers (p. 313)
and the kitchen garden, while close by is a pool
courtyard with a lily pool fed with a constant
supply of running water (p. 309). The old Dun-
church Lodge was destroyed in twenty-four hours,
the completion of the present one occupied three
years.
PLAN OF DUNCHURCH LODGE AND GARDENS
310
GILBERT FRASER, A.R. I.B.A., ARCHITECT
site of a house of severely classic design which
perished in the flames some twenty-five years ago.
When the present owner, Mr. John Lancaster,
decided recently to utilise the site, he wisely
eliminated all thought of the old lodge and left the
architect, Mr. Gilbert Fraser, A.R.I.B.A., a free
hand. The new building stands on one of the few
rising portions of Warwickshire, with, to the south,
a far-extended view jf that undulating county such
as its predecessor lacked. At the main entrance
is the main lodge jbuilt of sandfaced bricks and
roofed with Westmorland slates, and a wrought-iron
gateway of simple design but massive effect. The
courtyard is framed by stone balustrading with an
octagonal bay, through the centre of which is a long
vista down the glade. The design of the house is
of the late Renaissance period, and white Storeton
stone has been employed to the whole^ of the
windows, doorways, and modillion ornice. The
effect obtained is that of solidity and permanence
without making the design unduly heavy. A
feature of the south front is the terrace, measuring
100 feet by 40 feet, and consisting of wide stone-
paved walks, lawns and flower-beds protected by
an open stone balustrade with moulded copings.
Steps lead down from the east and west ends to
wing terraces at a lower level. From the centre
of the terrace a broad flight of steps descends
to the tennis lawn below. The lawn proper, 200
feet by 80 feet, is extended east and west by
two narrow wings of grass with herbaceous borders,
the whole being framed by a yew hedge of wall-like
thickness. From the centre of the lawn is a
further flight of circular steps to the broad stretch
of springy turf surrounding the oval lake. The
whole of this portion of the grounds is encircled
by a gravel path running from the east to the
west terrace, where are situated the parterre and
the rose garden shown on p. 312, between which
is a flagged walk leading to the espaliers (p. 313)
and the kitchen garden, while close by is a pool
courtyard with a lily pool fed with a constant
supply of running water (p. 309). The old Dun-
church Lodge was destroyed in twenty-four hours,
the completion of the present one occupied three
years.
PLAN OF DUNCHURCH LODGE AND GARDENS
310
GILBERT FRASER, A.R. I.B.A., ARCHITECT