An interesting building
By Fleur
@Fleura (34927)
United Kingdom
November 13, 2023 3:46am CST
On a bit of a wander off the main roads recently I came across this interesting house.
An internet search revealed that the bridge was built in 1849 by an architect called Ambrose Poynter, for Edward Pryce Lloyd, first Baron Mostyn, to get across the road which crosses his estate without having to mix with the hoi polloi, one assumes.
A simple bridge would have done the job but for some reason the decision was made to build a rather handsome lodge over it (from photos, it looks nicer from the front and back as approached from the estate).
Of course that means it has two archways – the one you can see in the photo, for the public road to pass through, and a second one above that, at right angles, for Baron Mostyn’s drive to pass through.
I wonder what it would be like to live in? These days I think I would be too worried about the building being struck by a large lorry sent on a detour by some misguided GPS system to really relax and enjoy the setting, which must be beautiful. Presumably it would also be necessary to go upstairs and then down again to get from one ground floor room to another. I wonder what it's like inside?
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13 Nov 23
My first thought was "A mini-castle!" Since there doesn't seem to be a gate, the lodge isn't for a gatekeeper. Must be for a troll...
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
13 Nov 23
It looks like it may only be as wide as the bridge so there may not actually be downstairs rooms.
I wouldn't trust GPS if I lived there, either... Mine has sent me off on "explorations" at times. Once, it sent me down an alleyway that was about four inches wider than my car. (I turned off "Alleys" after that misdirection and didn't worry about those anymore.)
I can't imagine what you have to turn off to keep it from sending you down roads like the one under that bridge.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
13 Nov 23
@Fleura I see the picture but it looks like the road for the Baron is the ground floor.
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@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
13 Nov 23
@DaddyEvil There are still rooms either side though.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
13 Nov 23
I always wonder about heating buildings like that. The hoi polloi funny, the second time I have run across that phrase in my life, and the first was on Frasier..(he always thinks he is a cut above,) It isn't a common phrase here.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
13 Nov 23
The building has an air of mystery.I think the amenities inside the building must be out of date.
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@Orson_Kart (8250)
• United Kingdom
13 Nov 23
That’s definitely a peculiar building. Like you, I couldn’t imagine living there with the traffic going underneath and the threat of a large vehicle getting stuck or causing damage to the structure.
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Nov 23
I would like to explore it but not live in it
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
13 Nov 23
That's a really cool looking building and bridge. Have a good week.
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