Pair Of Lodges And Adjoining Walls And Gates And Gatepiers, Circa 120 Metres East Of Lodge Park

This description covers a pair of lodges and adjoining walls, gates, and gate piers located approximately 120 meters east of Lodge Park. Built around 1898 by M. King of London, the lodges are constructed from coursed squared and dressed limestone, topped with slate roofs and ashlar stacks. The walls and gate piers are made of ashlar, while the gates are crafted from cast and wrought iron. Each lodge has a basic square plan with later extensions, and the walls curve away on either side.

The entrance features gate piers at the center, linked to the lodges, creating an overall width of about 50 feet. Each lodge is single-storey and has two 2-light stone-mullioned casements with diamond leaded panes facing the road. Above each window is a segmental pediment that continues as a cornice on either side. There is a band and parapet with moulded capping above. To the left and right of each lodge, there is a single light casement with a chamfered stone surround, also with a band and ramped parapet above. Access to each lodge is through a plank door located under an open-sided porch supported by banded columns, which are concealed by a wall linking the lodges to the gate piers. The lodges feature pyramidal roofs with ashlar stacks at the apex.

The walls, approximately 2.5 meters high, connect the lodges to the gate piers. Each linking wall contains a single cast-iron gate within moulded architraves topped with a segmental pediment. The gate piers stand about 5 meters tall and display alternating bands of vermiculated stonework and cappings with moulded margins. They are topped with ball finials and sit on square vermiculated stone plinths. The double gates feature wrought-ironwork that includes Vitruvian scrolls, and there is an ornate wrought-iron overthrow that incorporates a heraldic shield at the center, along with the initials 'E.T.S.' (Emily Theresa Sherborne). The ramped walls curve forward on either side of the lodges, terminating in smaller piers similar to those flanking the gateway. Additionally, four urns are arranged on either side of the gateway and in front of the lodges. This property is owned by the National Trust.