Clifton Lodge, Archway, Flanking Walls And Section Of Estate Wall Adjoining And To The South Clifton Lodge, Archway, Flanking Walls And Wall To South

Clifton Lodge, including the archway, flanking walls, and a section of the estate wall to the south, was built around 1885-86. It features coursed, squared rubble with freestone dressings, and the roofs are hidden behind embattled parapets with rubble and freestone stacks. The design is asymmetrical and reflects a Tudor Gothic style.

In the center, there is a 4-centred archway with a ribbed vault and carved bosses. Above this archway is a three-light oriel window with cusped tracery, flanked by niches containing statues of knights. The structure has a stepped and embattled parapet displaying the Smyth arms.

On either side of the archway, there are canted, three-storey towers topped with embattled parapets that are corbelled out on cusped arcaded plates. The ground floor features square windows with chamfered surrounds, while the upper floors have four-centre headed windows. A moulded string course adorned with gargoyles runs along the towers.

To the south of the left section, there is a projecting square bay and a stair turret, followed by a two-storey, single bay wing. To the north of the right section, a five-stage polygonal tower includes single cusped ogee lights, with a two-storey, single bay wing beyond it.

Flanking each lodge are rubble quadrant walls approximately 5-6 yards long, ending in square, embattled piers. To the south, a section of wall extends about 50 yards, constructed of rubble with freestone dressings and coping. This wall steps down at intervals where square piers are located and features decorative cast-iron railings. Clifton Lodge serves as a lodge for the Ashton Court estate.