Rushton Triangular Lodge - Desborough Road, Rushton, Northamptonshire
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Dragontree
N 52° 26.359 W 000° 46.794
30U E 650904 N 5812220
Quick Description: This delightful lodge is tucked away on the Rushton estate.
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 5/14/2009 7:25:12 AM
Waymark Code: WM6CNG
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Long Description:
It is described by English Heritage as follows:
'This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas
Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed
between 1593 and 1597. It is a testament to Tresham's Roman
Catholicism: the number three, symbolising the Holy Trinity, is
apparent everywhere. There are three floors, trefoil windows and
three triangular gables on each side.On the entrance front is the
inscription 'Tres Testimonium Dant' ('there are three that give
witness'), a Biblical quotation from St John's Gospel referring to
the Trinity. It is also a pun on Tresham's name; his wife called
him 'Good Tres' in her letters.'
Property page on English Heritage website: [Web Link]
Property Address:
Rushton Triangular Lodge
Desborough Road
Rushton
Northamptonshire
NN14 1RP
Property maintained by:: English Heritage
I am an English Heritage Member: Not Listed
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