Cedar Lodge

Cedar Lodge is a detached villa dating to 1778, with significant restoration work undertaken in 1890 and 20th-century additions and alterations. The property is constructed of limestone ashlar with a single-pitched concrete tile roof, featuring tall moulded stacks to the coped gable ends.

The building’s original plan was a double-depth layout, with a later two-storey wing added to the left, featuring paired plate glass sash windows on both floors. A late 19th-century single-storey wing extends to the right, with a crested slate roof and a lean-to conservatory to the front.

The two-storey, basement-level exterior originally presented a symmetrical three-bay, seven-window facade. A coped parapet and plat and sill bands define both floors. The first-floor windows are mid-19th-century sash windows with four-pane glazing. The full-height segmental outer bays are rusticated to the ground floor, each containing three windows. The central window is situated above a semicircular arch with a cobweb fanlight and a six-panel door, framed by a moulded archivolt and impost string between the bays. A fine cast iron veranda with lead ornaments and trellised supports to a swept canopy, following the contours of the bays, spans the front facade. Ground floor windows are likely 20th century. A flight of steps leads to the front door.

The interior, documented by the Bath Preservation Trust in 1994, includes sections of old, 9-inch thick oak floorboards. A large bowed window is recessed within a wooden frame on the staircase and features decorative stained glass described as Georgian, allegedly dating back to the time of the American War of Independence. It depicts a large eagle with decorative borders, and is characteristic of kelp glass made between 1780 and 1810. The staircase has open wooden stringing and metal newel caps. All front rooms feature rounded bay windows. The dining room has lost many of its original features. A bedroom above the dining room contains a white marble fireplace, while another front bedroom has a grey/white marble fireplace.