Monument (London) Lodges

SU 76 SW HECKFIELD BASINGSTOKE ROAD (West Side)

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Early C19. Coupled lodges at the entrance to Stratfield Saye Park, taken over as a national gift by the Duke of Wellington in 1817. 2 small 2 storeyed units, symmetrical in form and arranged symmetrically on either side of the entrance gate. Low-pitched hipped slate roofing, with a moulded cornice of small modillions, continuous round the building and above and below the pediment; small central chimney. Stucco walling; the front has a pediment above a slightly projecting unit containing a blind arch above wide pilasters, with an impost band (which is a 1st floor band, round each block), a central window-opening, and plinth. On the inner (larger) sides each facade has 2 windows on 2 floors. Upper windows are 2-light casements. The ground- floor being sashes in reveals (one a plain door). The gateway between the lodges has 4 posts with ball finials, 2 pedestrian and double carriageway gates, having curved upper rails.

Listing NGR: SP8106649667