Browne'S Lodge

Browne’s Lodge, dating to circa 1780, comprises two parallel ranges with the main facade facing West. The building is two storeys high with an attic and a semi-basement, and has four windows and four dormers. It is constructed of red brick with a painted string course, a modillion cornice, and a parapet. The two central window bays project slightly, topped by a pediment containing a Coade-ware plaque depicting a woman’s profile within a swagged tympanum. Each range has a mansard slate roof, and the glazing bars to the windows remain intact. The ground floor windows are round-headed. The dormers feature casement windows with small square panes. The south front has four window openings on each floor, though most are dummy windows, with two half-gables between the chimney stacks. A doorway is approached by four wide, curving steps with a handrail, leading to a small porch with an enriched frieze and pediment, a semi-circular fanlight, and a six-panelled door. The east front has four windows and only three dormers, with additions to the lower storeys. Browne’s Lodge, together with No. 20 and the garden walls to the east, form a group.