The Earl's Drive, Alton

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Date:1912 - 1921 (c.)

Description:The Earl's Drive at Dimmingsdale, near Oakamoor.

The building is Dimmingsdale Lodge, built in the late 19th century in an Italianate style as an entrance lodge for Dimmingsdale, which part of the Earl of Shrewsbury’s Alton Towers estate. Dimmingsdale now belongs to Forestry England, part of the Forestry Commission.

Since 1981 this building has been the Rambler's Retreat, a popular walker's tearoom and cafe.

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