Lodge At West Entrance To Hesketh Crescent

The lodge at the west entrance to Hesketh Crescent in Torquay was built between 1846 and 1848, likely by the same architects as Hesketh Crescent, John Tapley Harvey and William Harvey. It is constructed from snecked local grey limestone, with some areas rendered and painted, and features rusticated quoins. The roof is hipped and covered with slate, and there is a stack with a rendered shaft and a projecting cornice.

The lodge has a rectangular double-depth plan, with the main entrance facing east towards Hesketh Crescent. The building is two storeys high and has a two-window range. It features deep projecting eaves with an eaves band and upward curving brackets. The round-headed windows have proud stuccoed architraves and are arranged in singles, pairs, and triplets, fitted with 2 over 2-pane sashes that include horizontal glazing bars. The eastern section of the lodge, likely the original part, has windows with sill blocks. There is a doorway on the east side that is topped by a gabled porch hood supported by shaped brackets.

The interior has not been inspected but may still have interesting features. The quoining indicates that the lodge has been extended to the rear, and there is a 20th-century extension on the north side.