London Lodge

London Lodge is an arched gateway built in 1793, with single-storey lodges added around 1840. The structure features a brick and rendered archway adorned with Coade stone dressings and heavy cast iron gates. The Roman-style archway has an architrave moulding that includes a sculptured head keystone, and the impost moulding runs along the inner face. On either side of the archway are coupled pilasters on pedestals, designed in the Ionic Order with low relief Adam style, topped by a modillion entablature. The bases of these pilasters are inscribed with "COADE, LONDON, 1793." At the top, a blocking course has a raised central section, which is surmounted by an ornate vase. The simple lodges are connected to the gateway by plain curved walling, featuring a plain blocking course, a cornice, rusticated quoins, and a plinth. The north lodge has a sash window in reveals, while the south lodge has a half-glazed door beneath a panel. This gateway was constructed for the Herbert family as an entrance to the Highclere estate.