Ivy Lodge

Ivy Lodge is an entrance lodge belonging to Woburn Abbey, built in the early 19th century, likely designed by Humphry Repton for John, the 6th Duke of Bedford, and later modified in the late 19th century. The building is constructed from coursed ironstone with some ashlar dressings and features a small, single-storey design in a Gothick style, with later alterations that reflect a Tudor style.

The north elevation, which faces the footpath, has a three-bay facade, with the central bay being a canted bay. The left-hand bay has one window that appears to have replaced a door, while the central canted bay has three windows. All these windows are two-light pointed arched types with wooden Y-tracery, some having opening casements and originally featuring leaded glass, most of which has now been removed. The right-hand bay contains a doorway topped by a pointed arched fanlight that retains Y-tracery glazing bars and intersecting leading. The 20th-century replacement door features a four-centred-headed moulding. The pointed arches are constructed with heavy ironstone voussoirs and keystones, and the building is topped with an embattled parapet.

The west elevation, which faces the road, was reworked in the late 19th century. The central canted bay appears to be an addition from this period and has stone dressings for the window, with each light leaded and featuring a four-centred-arched head. To the left of this bay is a pedestrian gateway with a stone-dressed four-centred archway. The left-hand pier of the gateway displays a plaque with the Russell armorial shield, which has been reworked or replaced in the 20th century. Both the gateway and the lodge have a stone-coped embattled parapet. Adjacent to the right of the lodge is a short stretch of red brick screen wall that steps down in four stages to a pier at the road edge. This pier has coping similar to that of the lodge and gateway, and it also features the same reworked armorial shield and moulded cap as the pier of the gateway.