London Lodge is a Grade II* listed building in the Basingstoke and Deane local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 May 1966. Gateway with lodges. 1 related planning application.
London Lodge
- WRENN ID
- bitter-tallow-coral
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire MP: Kit Malthouse (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 May 1966
- Type
- Gateway with lodges
- Address
- London Lodge, Highclere, RG20 9LA
- OS grid reference
- SU 458 603
- Coordinates
- 51.3406, -1.34283
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
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.
Local climate
London Lodge receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% 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 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Radon risk assessment
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