Church Lodge, Stable And Wall

Church Lodge is a gate lodge built around 1810. It is constructed from stuccoed brick and has a grey slate roof. The building stands two storeys tall with three bays on both the north and south facades. The north front features two ground floor sash windows, each with two panes, and two first floor sash windows, each with a single pane. There is a blocked central window on the first floor. The central door is flanked by fluted pilasters and has an entablature above, with six panels and a glazed upper panel. The ground floor has a plinth, end pilasters, and an eaves plat-band, all made of stucco. A deep modillion eaves cornice runs around the entire house.

The south facade, which faces the park, has a central wooden Greek Doric portico supported by paired fluted columns and pilasters, all featuring bases. It has a simplified entablature and cornice with large dentil blocks and a pediment above. There is a central arched window on the ground floor. The roof is hipped and has a central gault brick chimney stack.

Attached to the east is a gault brick yard wall with a pierced parapet, along with a five-bay stable made of red brick and slate, featuring panelled doors. The stable shares stylistic details with Swanton Lodge and has similarities with the stable court at Melton Constable Hall, both dating from 1810.