Fosse Lodge

Fosse Lodge is a picturesque lodge, built in 1835 by James Thomson for Joseph Neeld as part of the Grittleton estate. It is constructed from squared rubble stone, with a stone slate roof. The west gable features moulded coped gables with a ball finial, and the east end stack has three diagonal shafts.

The lodge is two storeys high and includes dripcourses and attached circular piers with moulded caps to the ground floor angles. The west gable end has a ground floor window with four lights, and a first-floor ashlar canted oriel with three round arched lights, topped with a roundel inscribed 'Foss Lodge 1835'. The south front has a single window with two lights to the left, and an unusual tall, thin, octagonal tower with string courses, small arched openings on each cardinal face, a carved shield to the west, and a corbelled parapet. The north front features a large porch with circular angle shafts, roll-moulded arched openings, and a stepped parapet, alongside a two-light window. A slightly lower two-storey section extends to the east, with a moulded coped east gable and a ball finial. A 20th-century addition is located to the north. Originally a gamekeeper’s house with kennels behind, the tower is said to have been an observation tower.