Building record M8932 - Bestwood Lodge - Victorian mansion
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 56939 46515 (64m by 46m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SK54NE |
| District | Gedling |
| Civil Parish | Bestwood Park (G), Gedling |
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Full Description
Built for the tenth Duke of St Albans in 1862-5 by S. S. Teulon. To the right a conservatory wing of after 1867, enlarged after 1896 to form a drill hall. Above the wildly original porch … heads … carved by Thomas Earp. (1) (4)
Country house. 1862. Additions 1869 [and] 1897. (2)
Customers … for whom we have executed commissions during the past 70 years [include] His Grace The Duke of St. Albans, Bestwood Lodge, Nottingham. (3)
See M8789 for garden, M5261 for Med hunting lodge.
Listed Buildings Slides, 27 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.
OS, 1921, 6in 1921 (Map). SNT1065.
Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.
<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 72 (Monograph). SNT4.
<1> Gedling Borough Council, 1991, Gedling's Heritage, 28-29 (Published document). SNT1552.
<2> DOE, Listed Building Description (Published document). SNT228.
<3> Messenger & Co. Ltd., 1928, Horticultural Section - catalogue, p 122 (Published document). SNT1629.
<4> Pevsner N, 1951, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire (Monograph). SNT49.
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SNT1065 Map: OS. 1921. 6in 1921.
- --- SNT2648 Photograph: Listed Buildings Slides. 27 slides.
- --- SNT5271 Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.
- <1> SNT1552 Published document: Gedling Borough Council. 1991. Gedling's Heritage. 28-29.
- <1> SNT4 Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 72.
- <2> SNT228 Published document: DOE. Listed Building Description.
- <3> SNT1629 Published document: Messenger & Co. Ltd.. 1928. Horticultural Section - catalogue. p 122.
- <4> SNT49 Monograph: Pevsner N. 1951. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire.
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Record last edited
Aug 18 2026 3:13PM