Lodge At South Entrance Of Town Thorns Including Walls And Pier Immediately South

The lodge at the south entrance of Town Thorns, including the walls and pier immediately south, was built in 1873 by Alfred Waterhouse for Washington Jackson. It is a single-storey structure designed in the Italianate style, constructed from red brick with stone dressings. The hipped slate roof features paired brackets at the deep eaves and lead rolls along the hips and ridge. The building has brick axial stacks adorned with moulded stone strings and cornices.

The lodge has a cruciform plan with a porch situated in the angle. The east front has three bays, with a central projecting wing that includes a bowed front and a two-light round-headed window supported by twisted colonnettes. There is a similar window on the right, a single-light window on the left, and a stone porch with a classical arch on panelled piers and a moulded cornice. Similar windows are found on the other elevations. The exterior is enhanced by rusticated stone quoins, a plinth, and a string course below the eaves.

The garden area wall and gate pier on the south side facing the road consists of a low red brick wall with moulded stone coping that ramps up to the gateway and terminal piers. The drive entrance pier on the right is significantly larger and made of stone, featuring panelled sides, a dentiled cornice, and a moulded cap. The interior has not been inspected.