Tresco Lodge And The Porch

Tresco Lodge and The Porch were built around 1882 as a pair of stables with servants' quarters above, and are now two houses. The architect was John Pollard Seddon, and the sculptor George Frampton executed the sgraffito panels. The ground floor is yellow brick, while the first floor is timber framed with plastered infill. The roof is half-hipped and covered in pantiles, with a terracotta chimneystack. The building has two storeys and features three windows on the sides and two at the front. Some original casement windows with glazing bars remain in the upper parts of the building, although some have been replaced. The porch retains an original opening at the first-floor level.

Tresco Lodge has a 20th-century lean-to extension to one side, with a pantiled roof, 20th-century metal-framed French windows, and a flat-roofed porch to the front. The Porch includes a 20th-century five-light bay window on the ground floor, a large flat-roofed 20th-century extension to the ground floor, and a recessed entrance flanked by sidelights and columns.

The most notable external feature is a series of sgraffito panels depicting cherubs engaging in Kentish games and pastimes. The interior of Tresco Lodge retains its original staircase with stick balusters, plank dado panelling, and four-panelled doors. The Porch was not inspected internally, but is believed not to retain original internal fittings.

These buildings were originally constructed to serve John Pollard Seddon’s Tower Bungalows. The sgraffito panels may have been made in Frampton's studio and assembled on site. The subject matter includes skaters, a blacksmith with an anvil and horseshoes, cherubs pulling a chariot, and sailing ships. These are rare examples of sgraffito work in England, and the only known examples executed by George Frampton.