Entrance Lodge To Berrydown Court

The Entrance Lodge to Berrydown Court is a long and low 1½-storeyed building that connects to the boundary wall on each side and features a central carriageway entrance. The outer (north) face is highlighted by turrets topped with small conical roofs. The roof is tiled and half-hipped at both ends, with a dormer above the entrance that includes a clock face and a tall hay-loft door at the east end. The walls are finished in roughcast, with an oval window featuring voussoirs to the east and a high-level dormer to the west. There is a 4-light casement under the eaves and an arched doorway with exaggerated tile voussoirs, leading to a raised entrance approached by a flight of steps. The inside (south) elevation has more windows, displaying complex asymmetry including dormers, a two-storeyed bay on the west side, and a doorway connected to casements near the gate. Inside the entrance, tall boarded gates retract into prepared recesses, and the eaves are supported by arch-braced beams. This unaltered group of buildings is associated with the planting of trees and trimmed hedges, representing the later stage of the Arts and Crafts style.