North One Of A Pair Of Lodges At North West Entrance To Henlow Park

This is one of a pair of entrance lodges, situated at the north-west entrance to Henlow Park. The lodge was built in the later 18th century and extended in the 19th century. It is constructed of red brick with a hipped clay tile roof. Originally a small, square two-story building, it was extended by one bay to the north. A colourwashed rendered string course runs at first-floor level on all elevations, and the eaves are adorned with a wooden modillion cornice. The west and east elevations each feature a centrally positioned semi-circular arched recessed panel on the original block. These panels contain windows on both floors, with ground-floor windows having flat, gauged brick heads. All windows are sash windows with glazing bars, and those on the first floor have segmental heads. The 19th-century extension is in a similar style but without recessed panels. A brick gate pier, with stone coping aligned with the first-floor string course and surmounted by a ball finial, projects from the centre of the south elevation. To the right of the gate pier is a front door consisting of four fielded panels, set within a doorway with a gauged brick flat head.