Lower Lodge To Ashton Court And Attached Gates, Railings And Bollards

Lower Lodge to Ashton Court, built around 1805 by Henry Wood for Sir Hugh Smyth, is an entrance lodge designed in a picturesque Tudor style. Constructed from limestone ashlar, the roof is not visible. The building has a single-depth plan on each side of the gate and stands two storeys tall with a five-window range. It features a Tudor arch gateway with an ovolo reveal and an impost band, flanked by octagonal towers and single-storey wings. Above the arch are three lancets with Y tracery and hoods, along with iron glazing bars. The towers have tall, thin lancets also with iron glazing bars, and the wings contain four-light mullioned windows with label moulds. All elements are battlemented and sit above a corbel table.

Inside, there is an open-string stone stair in the left-hand block that leads to a room above the arch, which has panelled niches. A wooden winder stair is located in the right-hand rear tower. The interior features plain shutters and six-panel doors, with lancet mouldings in the middle panes.

The lodge is complemented by subsidiary features including wrought-iron gates, railings, and Pennant stone coach bollards at both the front and rear. It was built as the Lower Lodge to Ashton Court.