Tern Lodge and adjoining wall

Tern Lodge and the adjoining wall are an entrance lodge built in the late 18th century or early 19th century, likely designed by John Nash. The lodge is constructed from grey sandstone ashlar and features a pyramidal slate roof with a lead cap. It has a hexagonal plan with projecting porches that create a Y-shape, and it stands two storeys tall.

The building includes a plinth, a floor band, and a moulded dentil cornice at the blocking course. The windows are round-arched glazing bar sashes with projecting keystones and recessed panels beneath, while the first floor has low two-light windows. There are porches on the south, north east, and north west sides, each with round arches, moulded stone cornices, and triangular pedimented gables. The south porch has a door with six flush panels, a moulded architrave, and a radial fanlight. The north east porch features a half-glazed door with flush panels, a moulded architrave, and a radial fanlight, along with wrought-iron railings in the southeast arch that include spear-heads, dog-bars, and a circular-patterned top rail. The north west porch has a door with six flush panels and a tympanum set within a recessed arch. To the left, there is a three-bay red brick screen wall with stone coping and a square end-pier topped with stone.

Although the interior was not inspected during the survey, it was noted that the ground floor windows are blocked by the first floor behind them. Tern Lodge is particularly significant due to its rare and unusual plan-form, similar to Cronkhill Lodge. A watercolour by Thomas Farmer Dukes, located in the Shrewsbury Local Studies Library, depicts the Lodge with an alternative domed roof. It is likely part of Humphry Repton's landscaping scheme at Attingham Park from 1797-98 and was originally one of a pair positioned on either side of the A5, designed to give the impression that visitors were passing through the park rather than outside it.