Small Lodge approximately 20 metres north west of Benham Park, East Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 April 1967. Gate lodge.
Small Lodge approximately 20 metres north west of Benham Park, East Lodge
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-pillar-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 April 1967
- Type
- Gate lodge
- Address
- Small Lodge approximately 20 metres north west of Benham Park, East Lodge, RG20 8EP
- OS grid reference
- SU 444 679
- Coordinates
- 51.40878, -1.36169
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a small gate lodge located approximately 20 metres northwest of Benham Park, East Lodge, built in the late 19th century. The lodge is constructed from Portland stone ashlar and features a hipped slate roof with one stack positioned to the northwest. It is a single-storey building.
On the southeast front, there is a door framed by an architrave, with scrolled brackets that support a flat hood. The corners of the building are accentuated with rusticated quoins. There is a wing wall that projects about 5 metres to the northwest, which ends in a pier topped with a ball finial.
This lodge is included in the listing for its group value with the surrounding structures.
Local climate
Small Lodge approximately 20 metres north west of Benham Park, East Lodge receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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