Apleyhead Lodge

Apleyhead Lodge is a gateway and attached lodges, dating from circa 1770 and designed by Stephen Wright, situated within Clumber Park. The structure is constructed of ashlar with ironwork detailing and possesses two stacks. It is set upon a plinth. The central archway features ornamental iron gates, with an archivolt terminating in a fluted keystone. The spandrels of the arch contain recessed square panels, each with a round raised centre. A reeded frieze, dentil cornice, and balustraded parapet, featuring an achievement of arms in the central panel, complete the archway. The two archway piers have recessed round arched panels facing the road and niches facing the park. At the impost band level, an entablature extends outwards, supported by a colonnade consisting of two columns and two pilasters with fluted capitals. This colonnade incorporates small iron gates and iron railings, terminating in rusticated and pyramidal coped pilasters. A parapet rises from the colonnade and curves upwards towards the archway. Single-storey lodges curved to project on both the park and road sides flank the arch. Each lodge has a central opening within an architrave surround, incorporating a frieze and cornice set into an elliptically arched panel. Flanking this opening are tall round arched niches. Road-facing openings feature single glazing bar fixed lights, while park-facing doorways have panelled double doors. The end walls are dummy replicas of the central arch, featuring dentil cornices, central blind moulded arches supported on fluted imposts, and recessed round niches with fluted surrounds. The spandrels contain recessed square panels with round raised centres. Rusticated pyramidal coped pilasters flank the arch, and parapets curve up towards the central balustraded parapet. Ten bollards, attached to the rusticated pilasters via iron chains that also run between the bollards, are positioned on the roadside, flanking the gateway and following the line of the lodges.