North entrance lodges, with flanking walls and central link building at Bristol Zoo

The north entrance lodges at Bristol Zoological Gardens were built in 1836 and feature associated flanking walls and railings. A central link building, designed by CFW Dening, was added in 1934. There have been alterations in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and extensions to the south side of the link building and the west lodge are not included in the listing.

These structures are made of limestone ashlar and have hipped and gabled roofs covered in slate tiles. The chimney stacks are also made of limestone with clay pots, and the windows are timber sash types.

The lodges are single-storey pavilions with a Greek cruciform plan, connected by a single-storey linear link building. Designed in a neoclassical style, each lodge features overhanging eaves and is defined by its cruciform shape, with Doric pilasters at the corners. The north elevation has a central pediment with a dentilled cornice and a six-over-six sash window, along with subsidiary two-over-two sash windows that have margin lights. These windows are set within recessed plain surrounds.

The link building has three bays, supported by Doric piers and topped with an entablature that includes a frieze of animal silhouettes over the wider outer bays. The central bay, which has a pediment, is slightly set forward and features an iron gate adorned with rosettes and fluted verticals, with blocked octagonal openings on its side elevations. The doors on the inner elevations of the lodges have consoles that support triangular-shaped pediments, and there are additional door and window openings on the side elevations. The rear elevation of the east lodge has a prominent central bay with a triangular pediment above a six-over-six sash window, flanked by six-over-nine sash windows. The openings on the side and rear elevation of the west lodge have been modified, with the original doors and windows removed.

The subsidiary features include flanking walls made of coursed carboniferous limestone with flat coping stones, topped with cast iron railings that have fluted verticals and a frieze of rosettes set in square panels.