Lodge And Boundary Walls To Barnardo'S

The property comprises a lodge and boundary walls associated with Barnardo’s Girls’ Village Home, built in 1901 by RH Hill (FRIBA), with later alterations including replica iron railings and gates.

The lodge is built in the Old English style, mirroring the design of the 22 surrounding cottage homes. It features a canted bay window, half-timbered gables with bargeboards, tile-hung upper storeys, and external stacks with tall brick chimneys. The interior was not inspected.

The surviving boundary walls are located to the east of the site and are constructed of blue and red bricks with square piers. Replica iron railings run along the upper part of the walls. The walls curve inwards at the village entrance, terminating in gate piers. The iron gates are replicas of the original gates.

Historically, the Barnardo's site was originally enclosed by tall walls, effectively isolating it from the surrounding suburb. This represented the main access point to the village from Barkingside Station, used by visiting royalty and the parents of destitute children. Historic photographs show that the walls flanking the gates originally displayed large boards with “Dr Barnardo’s Homes”. The lodge and boundary wall are designated at Grade II for their historical associations with the Girls’ Village Home, their historic interest in demonstrating the site’s isolation, their architecture in the Old English style, and their group value alongside the twenty-two cottages, Cairns Cottage and the Children’s Church.