Thundersley Lodge

Thundersley Lodge is a house that dates back to the 16th century or earlier, with later additions and alterations. It features a timber frame faced with red brick, some of which has black header diapering, and has red plain tiled roofs. The building has a complex plan and is two storeys high, with attics.

The south face is made of diapered brick and has been much repaired. It has a hipped roof with two hipped dormers and a moulded eaves cornice. There are two 20th-century three-light casements on the first floor, a central band, and on the left, a 20th-century French window with sidelights. On the right, there is a three-light casement on the ground floor, all featuring diamond leaded glass. The central entrance has a 20th-century red brick gabled porch with some timber decoration and sidelights. The door is a plank and muntin style.

On the right return, there is a central band that continues through to the front bays, with much of the brickwork being repaired and altered. An early stair turret is incorporated into this return. The left side has a circa 1901 extension with one window range, featuring windows similar to those on the main face, stone coping, and a date panel on a Dutch gable. There is also a 19th-century rear range and a bell cote on the rear wall.

Inside, notable features include stop and run-out chamfered and moulded bridging joists, heavy ceiling beams, and remnants of a pegged side purlin roof. The walls have heavy close-set studs. The landing of the stair turret has a halved arched wall brace framed between later panelling. The staircase features pierced splat balusters, a moulded handrail and string, a heavy moulded wall plate, and panelling, with vase balusters leading to the attic. Door surrounds are moulded, some with raised lugs, and there are some panelled doors along with a vertically boarded attic door.

The large chimney stack has back-to-back fireplaces with a carved overmantel and moulded surround. The circa 1901 extension includes a fireplace with Jacobean style carving and a moulded ceiling cornice. The lodge is reputed to have been a hunting lodge.