Henry VII Lodge

Henry VII Lodge is a Grade II listed cottage located on the Bedford Estate, built between 1810 and 1811 by Humphry and J. Adey Repton for the 6th Duke of Bedford. Designed in a picturesque style that imitates a 15th-century house, it features a mix of materials in its construction and has clay tile roofs.

The building consists of a two-storey central block with a gable facing the road, a single-storey wing to the right, and an elongated gabled porch to the left. The main block's ground floor is made of coursed ironstone and includes a central five-light window. The first floor is jettied and showcases close-studded timber framing with colourwashed plaster infill, featuring a central square oriel window with five lights. Both windows are adorned with moulded timber mullions and cinquefoiled lights with diamond leading. The timber framing is enhanced with ogival decorative bracing in the panels, and the building has pierced decorative bargeboards and a moulded finial.

At the rear, the first floor projects over an open arcade supported by four timber piers, featuring four-centred arched bracing. The windows on this elevation and the side are similar to those on the front. The right-hand block has close-studded timber framing with various ornamental brick infilling, and at the junction with the main block, there is an ironstone chimney stack topped with three ornate moulded circular chimney pots.

The left-hand porch is a timber structure resting on an ironstone plinth, featuring five four-centred arched braces with a drop finial, decorative mouldings, and framing, along with pierced decorative bargeboards and a finial. The design motifs are inspired by timber houses documented to the Society of Antiquaries in 1810.