West Lodge And Attached Forecourt Wall

This is an entrance lodge with an attached forecourt wall, dating from around 1750. It was designed by James Paine for Josias Wordsworth as part of the entrance to Wadworth Hall. The lodge is constructed from ashlar magnesian limestone, with a graduated Westmorland slate roof. It is two storeys high, with a three-bay by one-bay layout, designed as a pavilion facing the East Lodge. An attached wall runs along the west side of the forecourt, incorporating a gateway to the hall.

The lodge has a plinth and features round-arched arcading with openings to both the ground and first floors, set within recessed panels. The central doorway has a 20th-century door and a four-pane overlight, framed by a rusticated surround and a double keystone that breaks into a pediment. Flanking this are 24-pane sash windows with double keystones. The first floor features an impost band beneath unequally-hung 12-pane sashes, with voussoirs aligned with the limestone courses. An eaves cornice forms a gutter to the hipped roof, which has a small stone stack on the front ridge to the right. The left return side has a round-arched recess with a Venetian window featuring blind side lights to a 24-pane sash.

The forecourt wall, set back to the right of the lodge, has a doorway within a raised panel, topped with a cornice. The copings sweep down to a lower section of the wall on the right, which connects to the wing walls of Wadworth Hall.