Squerryes Lodge

Squerryes Lodge is a 13th-century stone building, likely of monastic origin, with substantial later additions, predominantly from the late 17th century, which largely conceal the original structure externally. The main block dates to the late 17th century and is two storeys and an attic in height, with a four-window front. It has a very high-pitched hipped tiled roof with three hipped, gabled dormers, some featuring old iron lattice casements. A deep, moulded, and dentilled eaves cornice runs around the building. The front elevation is rendered, although some old stonework is visible on the left return, alongside a blocked 13th-century window with plate tracery. Wood mullioned and transomed windows, now with modern casements, are present on the front. A modern entrance has been added. A two-storey, one-window right wing has a hipped tiled roof with a moderate pitch and an eaves soffit, faced in stucco with a brick plinth, and features early 19th-century sash windows in box frames. A set-back, mediaeval left wing rises two storeys and an attic in height, with an irregular, very high-pitched tiled roof that sweeps low on the left. Windows are mostly 19th-century or modern casements, though two old iron windows remain on the right. The rear elevation is similar, with a simpler cornice to the main block, replaced windows, and the mediaeval wing projecting. Internally, there are three 13th-century stone arches with plate tracery, and two arches of 15th-century appearance with four-centred heads. An upstairs room contains a large single rafter roof with large collars and arch braces at each rafter. In the later part of the house, early 19th-century fluted and reeded door frames with lion masks at the angles are present, together with imported 17th-century wainscotting in the hall.