Carden Lodge And Wing Walls

Carden Lodge, built around 1830 for the former Carden Hall (which was destroyed in 1924), is a lodge made of deep cream and red sandstone with flat roofs. The design features Ionic elements, including a barrel-vaulted archway that has a rectangular panel at the top, flanked by two-storey wings on either side, each consisting of one bay. Each wing contains a 12-pane sash window topped by a blank round arch, positioned between a pair of free-standing columns that support an entablature. The lodge has double pilasters on each side of the archway and at each corner. At the ends, there are blank windows on the lower storey and 6-pane sash windows on the upper storey, both set in moulded surrounds. The rear elevation mirrors the front but replaces the windows with round-headed niches. Inside the archway, there are 4-panel doors in simple aedicular cases on each side. The interior includes one room on each floor on either side of the archway; the lower rooms feature simple moulded plaster cornices, while the upper rooms lack distinctive features. The lodge is flanked by pilastered wing walls with plinths and moulded copings on both sides.