Lodge House

Lodge House is a house dating from around 1500, with significant extensions in the 17th century, the late 18th century, and the 1920s. It is constructed of timber framing, clad with galletted ragstone, red and blue brick, and timber framing with red brick, and has a plain tiled roof. The building follows a Wealden plan, although it is now largely enclosed by later cladding and extensions.

The main elevation, dated to the 18th century, features mathematical tiling and red brick. It is two storeys high with boxed eaves to a hipped roof, and has stacks to the left and rear right. The windows are regularly spaced, with two glazing bar sashes and a central round-headed glazing bar sash on the first floor, and two glazing bar sashes with cambered heads on the ground floor. A central glazed door features a delicately traceried semi-circular fanlight in a panelled surround, with pilasters and a cornice. One return elevation is rendered, and includes a canted oriel window on the first floor. A rear wing to the left return is constructed of early 18th century red and blue brick on a ragstone base, with two glazing bar sashes and two blank window spaces on the first floor, and two wooden casements and a glazed door on the ground floor. A further right rear wing is of galletted ragstone with a dentil eaves cornice and segmentally headed window openings, with a 20th-century panelled door and porch. A tile-hung, two-storey hipped range from the 20th century extends to the rear.

The interior core of the house retains a complete Wealden hall house structure, with a visible timber frame featuring dragon beams, a dais beam, and crown posts (moulded with lobed bases) on steeply cambered tie beams; the beam in the Hall is stop-chamfered with run-out stops, and the rafters are smoke blackened. This section also includes extensive early 17th-century wainscotting with beaded surrounds, reportedly sourced from Scott’s Hall. There is also a painted fireplace with a heavy bead moulding to a four-centred arch, with shields in the spandrels. The 18th-century wing has simple fielded panelling with a moulded dado rail, and a dog-leg stair with a ramped handrail and stick balusters. The building is a fine example displaying the characteristics of its own development, with quality work throughout, using a full range of materials available in East Kent.