Hardwicke Lodge

Hardwicke Lodge is an entrance lodge, now serving as a lodge, built in the early 19th century, likely designed by Thomas Harrison of Chester. It is constructed from grey sandstone ashlar and features a slate roof in the Tudor Gothic style. The building has a chamfered plinth, diagonal buttresses with chamfered offsets, a moulded parapet string course, and a battlemented parapet with chamfered coping.

On the south side, which is at right angles to the road, there are three bays. The central canted bay has 1:2:1 glazing bar sashes, a chamfered plinth, and a coved cornice. Flanking this bay are Tudor-arched doorways; the right doorway has a door with six flush panels, while the left doorway is blind. The east front facing the road features a stone cross window with chamfered reveals and a returned hoodmould. There is also a short section of adjoining wall set back to the right, which has a stepped parapet screening a lean-to at the rear. Additionally, there is a stone cross window in the gable end to the west, also with chamfered reveals and a returned hoodmould.

At the southeast corner, there is a pedestrian gateway with a gate pier and gate. This includes a short link with chamfered coping and a pedestrian gateway featuring chamfered reveals and a wrought-iron gate. The large Gothic gate pier has a cruciform plan with a chamfered base, arched panels, and a four-way gabled top, along with a large wrought-iron gate. The corresponding left-hand gate and gate pier have been demolished, but a section of the screen wall remains.

This lodge was formerly the east entrance lodge to Hardwick Grange, which was also designed by Harrison but has since been demolished. Hardwicke Lodge was the home of the first Viscount Hill, who died in 1842. A lodge dated 1899, which is not included in this listing, also survives to the south of the former park.