| The Old Lodge | |
|---|---|
| Old Lodge Inn | |
The Old Lodge in 2023, looking west | |
| Location | Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°42′21″N 2°12′47″W / 51.7059°N 2.2131°W |
| Area | The Cotswolds |
| Built | c. 1680 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 11 May 1978 |
| Reference no. | 1091074 |
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The Old Lodge (also known as Old Lodge Inn) is a Grade II listed building in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England. It stands in the centre of Minchinhampton Common.
The building dates to the mid-to-late 17th century, originally built as a hunting lodge,[1] and was enlarged around a century later when it became an inn. It is constructed of limestone rubble, with ashlar chimneys and a stone slate roof. It is two storeys with an attic; it was extended to the south. The original 17th-century frontage is on the northern side, obscured by a late-19th-century wing addition with an east-facing gable.[2]
It became the clubhouse for the adjacent golf course in 1895. Minchinhampton Commons Golf Club had been formed six years earlier.[2]
Some sources claim the building was originally the home of the Common's warrener, who oversaw artificial medieval rabbit warrens. Another states that Charles I played lawn bowls at the lodge when he was passing through in 1643, on his way to the siege of Gloucester. The bowling enclosure has been dated to 1788, however.[1]
Until the foot-and-mouth epidemic of 2001, the Lodge was the venue for Marking Day,[3] on which animals had their ears tagged before being allowed to graze on the common. Post-epidemic requirements are that animals are now marked at their home farm.[1]
- ^ a b c "Landmarks O – R – Minchinhampton Local History Group". Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b "OLD LODGE INN, Minchinhampton - 1091074 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Warning: Cows coming out". Stroud Times. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.