Lower Lodge To Newark Park, And Gatepiers Attached To Right

OZLEWORTH HILLMILL LANE ST 79 SE (north side) 5/144 Lower Lodge to Newark Park, and gatepiers attached to right II

Lodge at south end of ride through grounds of Newark Park and gatepiers leading to ride. Probably 1790s by James Wyatt. Roughcast faced on chamfered stone plinth to front, hipped slate roof, lateral stone stacks with 2 polygonal flues with moulded caps to left, one only to right, the other being C20 rendered square section flue. Small square range of 2 storeys. Three windows, 3/2/3-light stone mullions, latticed pointed arched lights with square hoodmould. Ground floor has two 3-light flanking central projecting castellated square porch with square hoodmould as base of castellations at front and returning at sides as dripmould over small pointed arch hollow moulded single light on each side wall. Outer Tudor archway, inner door of 6 fielded panels with shallow radial fanlight. Mullions and archway all hollow moulded. Internal shutters remain. Interior not accessible but may be of interest. Pair of square gatepiers with additional outer half pier linked to house on left and estate wall on right, with 2 single pedestrian gates and one centre double gate, all simple 2 tier wrought iron work. Piers in alternating chamfered rustication and vermiculated blocks with fluted frieze above roll moulding and flattened pyramidal caps. The whole about 3m high.

Listing NGR: ST7822291986