Pair Of Lodges And Attached Walls To The Rear Of No 24 Queen Street

This pair of lodges, located at the rear of No. 24 Queen Square, dates from around 1734 and is likely the work of John Wood the Elder. Constructed from coursed limestone rubble with freestone dressings, each lodge features a slate pavilion roof with stone ridges, a ball finial at the apex, and a tall square moulded stack at the outer corner. Each lodge has a square plan and is a single storey with one window. The main facades face south towards the house and are adorned with heavily moulded window surrounds and quoins made of ashlar, which contrast with the rubble walls. Each lodge has a six-over-six pane sash window with thick glazing bars and half-glazed doors in similar surrounds. Below the eaves bands, rubblestone walls extend down to approximately 1 meter high and project about 1.5 meters towards the carriageway. These lodges are believed to have been used by sedan chair attendants, making them rare examples in Bath and other Georgian cities. They were restored in the early 1970s after being in very poor condition.