North Gateway To Dodington Park, Sites, Quadrant Walls And Chippenham Lodge And Terrace Walls

The North Gateway to Dodington Park, along with its sites, quadrant walls, Chippenham Lodge, and terrace walls, is primarily an early 19th-century structure designed by James Wyatt, with an extension to the northwest.

The gateway is constructed of ashlar stone and features one large segmental arch flanked by two smaller arches, with blank panels above. It has panelled pilasters and a cornice and parapet that are topped with the Codrington crest, which depicts a winged dragon. The gateway is fitted with cast iron gates. On either side, low quadrant walls conceal inner open colonnades that consist of Tuscan columns, plain friezes, cornices, and blocking courses.

The north colonnade connects to The Lodge, which is also made of ashlar and has a rusticated plinth. It has a hipped slate roof that is set behind a moulded cornice and blocking course.

The elevation facing the drive (southeast) is two storeys high and features corner piers that frame two giant Tuscan pilasters in antis. It includes one glazing bar sash window with a moulded architrave, a bracketed pediment, and a panel below. Above the window, there is a flat band and a panel displaying the sculptured Codrington Arms.

On the southwest elevation, there is an arched recess framed by corner piers. Inside the recess, a glazing bar sash window is set in a moulded architrave, with a decorative segmental panel above it, a small balcony, and a small round-headed window.

The rear wing, which may be a later addition, continues the set-back design and contains two glazing bar sash windows and a blank round-headed panel in a square recess.

Inside, there is a 'Jacobean'-style fireplace made of ashlar, featuring a small arch opening surrounded by stone that is grooved to resemble brick, with panelled jambs and a lintel.

Attached to the southwest elevation are balustraded ashlar terrace walls, which have an apsidal end set on a rusticated plinth.