Bridge Keeper'S Lodge At Cam Bridge On Gloucester/Berkley Canal

The Bridge Keeper's Lodge at Cam Bridge on the Gloucester/Berkeley Canal is a canal-side lodge built in the early 19th century. It features a smooth rendered exterior and a very low-pitched Welsh slate roof with a cross-gabled plan, showcasing three gables designed as classical pediments above a continuous plain frieze, except on the rear (north-west) face. The slates are covered with a patented paint-on weather surface. The building has two storeys, with one window on each facade; however, the canal-facing side has only one storey due to the embankment's build-up. Originally, this may have had an open portico, but it now has modern doors and lights set between a pair of Greek Doric half-columns that have Ionic fluting, positioned between antis. On the right return, there is a contemporary sash window with glazing bars, while the other windows are modern, including those in a later extension at the back. This lodge is one of the bridge-keepers' cottages built to serve the Gloucester-Berkeley Canal, which was opened in 1827.