1901 – Poor End Lodge, Tortworth, Gloucestershire

“Poor End Lodge is one of three erected for the Earl of Ducie at Tortworth Court, Gloucestershire, from the design of Mr. W. D. Caroe architect. The conditions of the case were peculiar, as ground space for the building had to be obtained by quarrying the rock, which was used in the building, from the hillside. For this reason, and also that it might form a convenient watching place, the ground plan was curtailed, and the rooms placed in stories over one another, whence the tower-like appearance, the chimneys being carried up the several angles. The work was carried out by Lord Ducie’s estate workmen, under the direction of his agent, Mr. J.J. Harlo.”