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Lodge Park was built as a grandstand in the Sherborne Estate near the villages of Sherborne, Aldsworth and Northleach in Gloucestershire, England.The site is owned by the National Trust [1] and the former grandstand is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. [2]
In 1624–40 John Dutton acquired land 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of the village to create a deer park. [4] He had The Lodge built as a viewing stand to watch deer being coursed by greyhounds. [8] In 1898 it was extended for Susan, Lady Sherborne and converted into a house. [10] The National Trust now owns the Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate. [11]
The house was bought in 1890 by the Hon. Francis Law Latham, the then Advocate-General of Bombay. [9] In 1924 the house became Gad's Hill School, which it remains today. [10] As of 2013, the school was moving into purpose-built buildings in the grounds of the house, and there was a plan to open the house as a museum. [11] [12]
A U-shaped house was built on this site in 1651–3 by Valentine Strong (d.1662) [3] for John Dutton and was rebuilt in 1829–1834 for John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne by Lewis Wyatt. [4] The house, which reproduces the style of the 17th-century building, has a square plan with a central courtyard and a three-storey façade.
Charborough Park: Morden: Country house: Mid-17th century: 20 November 1959 1323286 ... Castleton, Sherborne: Country house: Late 16th century: 11 July 1951
The parish virtually encircles the town of Sherborne, and contains within its boundary both Sherborne Castle and Sherborne Old Castle. These and other buildings within the parish are today generally regarded as comprising part of Sherborne. The parish includes the hamlets of Wyke, Silverlake, Over Coombe, Higher Clatcombe, Dodds Cross, and Pinford.