The Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1987. Lodge. 5 related planning applications.

The Lodge

WRENN ID
knotted-lantern-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 October 1987
Type
Lodge
Address
The Lodge, Birdlip, GL4 8JN
OS grid reference
SO 924 143
Coordinates
51.82761, -2.1111
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Lodge is a Grade II listed building located in Cowley, Birdlip Village. It was built in 1845 and designed by Richard Pace of Lechlade, serving as the lodge for the Witcombe Park Estate. The building was extended in the late 19th century, though 20th-century extensions are not considered of special interest.

The Lodge features coursed squared and dressed limestone with slightly relieved quoins and a banded red and grey tile roof, topped with a brick stack. It has a rectangular plan and stands two storeys high. The north gable end showcases two lancet windows with stopped hoods flanking a projecting gabled porch, with two similar windows above. The porch contains a four-centred arched doorway, which is now blocked, and has a moulded hood with plain shield stops. The gable displays the Hick family heraldic shield, and the barge boarding is pierced and cusped.

On the east-facing gable, which faces the main road, there are two 2-light stone-mullioned casements with pointed-headed lights on the first floor. The west front features lancet and paired lancet windows. A plank door with fillets is set within a four-centred arched surround towards the south-facing gable end of the original building. All windows are adorned with diamond-leaded panes and carved spandrels. The building has a single axial stack, and the interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

The Lodge receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2018
  • Related listed building consents — 5 applications
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