Davidson Lodge

Davidson Lodge is a two-storey almshouse built in 1852 by S W Dawkes. It features an extensive range with projecting central bays and double-gabled wings at each end. The building is constructed of red brick with black diapering and stone dressings. The central bay is flanked by two full-height octagonal corner towers and has a four-centred headed door on either side, with a three-light window next to each door, all connected by a continuous drip mould. Above the door, there is a five-light canted stone oriel, flanked by two three-light windows with drip moulds. The broad Dutch gable includes a decorative louvred opening. The recessed flanking bays are divided into three units, each featuring a central projecting coped gabled porch and three-light flanking windows with stone architraves and four-centred headed arches. The upper storey windows are arranged in a pattern of three, one, and three lights, all under drip moulds. The building has a crenellated parapet with small central stone-coped gables over each narrow bay. Each wing has a central projecting porch with a Dutch gable, and a pair of stone oriels flanking a single light central window on the first storey. The roof is slate, and there are clustered octagonal stacks.