NHER 41848 (Building record) - The Lodge, 12 Norwich Road, Stoke Holy Cross

Former gate lodge to Stoke Hall. If contemporary with the Hall it is of 1850 and is stated by (S1) to be by Salvin. Tudor Revival style with double and unequal gables containing oriel windows; double angled side stack with further gable.
(S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 5 July 2005.

September 2023. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Entrance lodge to Stoke Hall, very likely built in 1852-1853 to the designs of Anthony Salvin…A distinctive and well-preserved example of an early Victorian entrance lodge in the Tudor style, demonstrating the hand of an accomplished architect in its considered use of materials and finely detailed embellishments…red brick laid in English bond, and applied timber framing to the upper floor with infill panels of herringbone brickwork. The dressings are of rubbed brick and the roof covering of plain clay tiles...The original plan is approximately T-shaped, consisting of two ranges aligned east-west and north-south, with a projecting gabled entrance bay on the south elevation. In the north-west angle is the two-storey extension, added between 1928 and 1971, in a similar style. An attached low red brick wall with half round brick coping encloses in a quarter circle the front garden to the south-east…The interior retains a number of original features, including door and window furniture, and the ceiling joists and floorboards in at least two of the ground- floor rooms. The principal reception room to the left of the entrance, lit by the large fifteen-light window, has a stone Tudor arch fireplace with a tiled hearth, brick inset, and a hood made of tiles laid on edge. At least one of the bedrooms retains a decorative iron grate."
Information from (S2), which should be consulted for the full, current details.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2026.