Shadingfield Lodge

Shadingfield Lodge is a house that has been converted into a hotel, built around 1862 to 1865 by architect A.W. Morant. The building has been altered internally in 1953 by A.W. Ecclestone. It is constructed of gault brick and topped with slate roofs.

The exterior features two storeys and a six-window range. On the east side, there is a three-bay bow at the north end and three bays of conventional walling to the south. The southern bays have three French doors leading to a verandah, with three 2/2 unhorned recessed sashes above, all set under gauged skewback arches. The bow also has three 2/2 sashes on each floor, with the lower sashes reaching down to floor level. The entire east facade is embraced by a cast-iron verandah, which consists of paired lattice uprights rising to a pierced upper plate with a crested cornice. A convex sheet-metal canopy is positioned on this cornice, and the verandah is supported by a stone balustrade. The north return features two blind windows and two upper 2/2 sashes as previously described. There is a square entrance porch, and a plaque notes the visits of the Prince of Wales in 1872, 1879, 1881, 1882, 1885, 1887, 1895, and 1899.

At the rear, there is a service wing that is two storeys high and has four bays, fitted with 2/2 unhorned sashes under gauged skewback arches, consistent with the rest of the building.

Inside, the service wing was converted into a bar in 1953, and an oak chimney-piece was relocated from the dining room. This chimney-piece features inverted tapering pilasters that support an overmantel with two paired columns framing a central fielded panel, along with a carved frieze and cornice. The staircase includes turned balusters and a wreathed handrail. In the east bar, a pair of fluted Ionic columns in antis were added in 1953 when a dividing wall was removed.