Introduction
Southrop Lodge is the former rectory and was once lived in by John Keble, the churchman who gave his name to Keble College, Oxford.
- History
Southrop Lodge was formerly the Rectory and is believed to date from the late Georgian period. It was once the home of John Keble, the cleric and poet who for eight years was in charge of the parishes of Eastleach Turville and Eastleach Martin. Whilst living here, John Keble organised vacation reading parties from Oxford, from which discussions between participants sowed the first seeds of the Oxford Movement.
- Features & Designations
Designations
Conservation Area
- Reference: Southrop Conservation Area
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: Southrop Lodge
- Grade: II
Features
- Specimen Tree
- Description: A magnificent Cedar of Lebanon mentioned in the 1982 sales particulars. It is not known if the tree still stands.
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
Civil Parish
Southrop
- References
References
- Verey, D., {The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1, The Cotswolds} ([n.p.]: Penguin, 2001 edition), pp. 249-50 The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds
- Herbert, N.M. {Victoria County History: Gloucester, Volume 7} ([n.p.]: Oxford University Press, 1981), p. 132 Victoria County History: Gloucester, Volume 7
Contributors
Gloucestershire Gardens & Landscape Trust
Mary Blumer