Stanstead Lodge

Stanstead Lodge is a farmhouse that has been converted into a private house, dating from the 18th century. It is believed to have originated as Bugges Farm, formed from two timber-framed cottages around 1720. Robert Chester retired here after the South Sea Bubble affected his building project at Briggens in the nearby Hunsdon parish. The house was extended in 1926 by Sir Albert Richardson and again in 1965 by Charles Cunningham.

The building is two stories tall and has an L-shaped layout, with a roughcast exterior and an old red tile hipped roof featuring a central chimney on the main range that faces east. A semi-circular moulded porch supported by two columns protects the central two-panel door set in a glazed screen. There are five flush box sash windows with 6/6 panes, and a triple sash window above the door, all of which have been renewed. The house has a low plinth and box eaves.

The garden front on the south side is also two stories high and features five windows, with a central half-glazed door and 6/6 flush box sashes. The upper floor windows have 3/6 panes and are adorned with moulded architraves, and the eaves overhang. The rear of the house includes two-light casement windows. There are also 20th-century outbuildings on the property.