South Lodge at Oscott College

South Lodge to Oscott College, 1840-1841 by AWN Pugin.

MATERIALS: the lodge is built of brick under a tile roof, with stone dressings to window and door openings.

PLAN: the lodge faces east onto Court Lane, and is rectangular on plan with the carriage arch at its northern end.

EXTERIOR: the carriage arch is contained within a wide, pointed-arch opening in a moulded surround with hoodmould with labelstops with the letters T and W carved in the stonework. This is flanked by a stepped buttress on each side. The gates are timber with ironwork. Above this arch there are two flat-headed windows, each with a single light with cusped tracery and mouchettes. Between these is a panel containing the coat of arms of Thomas Walsh and the date 1838, and the three sections have a continuous hoodmould above. In the gable above, itself surmounted by moulded stone copings, there is a cross marked out in brick. There is a projecting wing to the south with plainer windows lighting the stair within, and further crosses in the brick.

The rear elevation, which faces into the estate, has a matching arch with a four light, traceried window above, and this is flanked by the initials 'TW' marked out in brick on each side. There is a further two paired windows in the wing to the south, and beyond this a single storey extension in brick.

INTERIOR: the interior of the lodge is accessed from underneath the arch. It contains mostly modern features but retains some original doors and a simple timber handrail to the stair with chamfered posts.