Tower Lodge, Knebworth House
Introduction
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Tower Lodge, Knebworth House
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 22 Dec 2013
The stone above the arch reads "THIS LODGE WAS BUILT TO COMMEMORATE THE ANCIENT GATEWAY OR LODGE WHICH STOOD IN FRONT OF KNEBWORTH HOUSE BEFORE IT WAS ALTERED OF WHICH THIS IS THE REPRESENTATION THE STONES OF THE ARCHWAY HAVING BEEN NUMBERED THAT THEY MIGHT BE REPLACED AS BEFORE" (no punctuation!). The tower has a Tudor look about it. The archway is glazed now and the church at Knebworth is framed by it. It was built in 1816 from Tudor brick salvage from the gate house to Knebworth House which was demolished in 1811. See https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1102809 for entry in Listed Buildings See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3787186 for a closer look.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.870573
Longitude
-0.230833