West Lodge And Adjoining Granary

West Lodge and adjoining granary. Constructed around 1600, with additions in the 18th century, and further alterations in the mid- to late 19th century. The building is a timber-framed farmhouse with rendered infill, brick replacement walling in some areas, and machine-tiled roofs. Originally built with a hall and cross-wing plan, each of two framed bays, the hall extends east/west with the cross-wing at the west end. An 18th-century single-bay addition was built to the east end of the hall, and a 19th-century addition extends to the west side of the cross-wing, both additions incorporating former external chimneys with brick ridge stacks, and an additional stack at the east end of the 18th-century addition. The building is single-storey with a cellar and attic containing dormers. Exposed timber framing is visible at the north end of the cross-wing, featuring a single row of rectangular panels at the first floor level, short straight braces in the lower corners, and a collar and tie-beam truss with two surviving struts.

The main north elevation features a 19th-century bay window with a three-light casement and a cambered head on the ground floor, along with two gabled dormers containing two-light casements. A lean-to porch with a catslide roof sits adjacent to the cross-wing, featuring a rectangular window and a 20th-century partly-glazed door. The cross-wing gable end has a cellar door, a three-light ground floor casement, and an attic light. The 19th-century addition incorporates a two-light ground floor casement and a gabled dormer with a two-light casement. The interior was not inspected.

A large 19th-century range adjoins the south elevation of the hall part, built to create the main entrance front. It is two storeys high and has a dentilled eaves cornice, three bays, and cross casement windows with cambered heads. The central entrance has a moulded flat canopy on shaped brackets, panelled reveals, a soffit, and a partly-glazed 20th-century door.

The granary adjoins the end of the 19th-century addition to the cross-wing and is lower in height, with two levels and one bay. The north elevation has a basket-headed archway, partly blocked by a low wall with sandstone coping. To the left, external sandstone and brick steps lead up to a loft door. The farmhouse is believed to have been built as a hunting lodge for Grafton Manor.