Courtyard Lodge, Hunters Lodge, Keepers Cottage And Attached Wall To West

This building, comprising Courtyard Lodge, Hunters Lodge, Keepers Cottage, and an attached wall to the west, is a service wing originating around 1870, designed by F P Cockerell, with alterations made in 1887 and the late 20th century. It represents the sole surviving portion of the former Lythe Hill House, which was demolished following a fire. The design is in the Jacobean style. The construction uses Flemish bond brickwork incorporating diaper patterns, along with terracotta ornamentation, and has a slate roof. It features two paired rubbed brick chimneystacks. The central block is of one storey and attics, and has a 4:6 window arrangement. There are four gabled dormers with casements, along with 20th-century casements and lean-to porches on the ground floor. Projecting end bays are designed as pavilions. The right pavilion is dated 1870 and bears a terracotta blank shield. It features a triple window on the first floor, framed by a Gothic head and terracotta ornament, beneath which is a blocked Tudor arch with an inserted 20th-century window. The left pavilion is similar, dated 1887, and is flanked by caryatids. A single-storey, one-bay link connects to an attached wall, approximately 14 feet high, featuring a carved brick relief depicting a medieval hunting scene, a Tudor arched entrance with pilasters, a ball finial (one missing), and a curved pediment decorated with lions’ manes and serpents’ tails. The rear elevation has two conical towers, one of which has a weathervane. A resited terracotta panel is on the east side. Inside, a monochrome cartoon dated 1873 depicts the manufacturer Hodgkin, dressed in Renaissance attire, receiving his tenants while they pay tithes. Initials "JSH 1873" identify either the artist or patron.