Sudeley Lodge

Sudeley Lodge is a farmhouse dating to the early 18th century, with later alterations in the 19th century and extensions and alterations in the 1920s for Major Dent-Brocklehurst, with further alterations in the mid-20th century. It is constructed of well-squared, coursed stone to the front, with less well-squared stone elsewhere, with an ashlar porch and a stone-slate roof. The main building has a five-window front and is two rooms deep, with a long rear wing on the left, the angle of which has been infilled. It has two and two-and-a-half storeys. The front features a single-storey projecting porch with Roman Doric corner pilasters, a half-glazed door with a St Andrew’s cross fanlight, covering a 9-panel door, and a moulded cornice with a flat roof. To the left of the porch is a blind window within a raised surround, and a slight set-back on the right with a commemorative plaque. Above the blind window and a sash window are raised surrounds. Two hipped ends to the roof are visible, together with a chimney in the valley and a moulded cap. A hipped dormer window has a two-light casement. A plain string course and a short length of parapet are also present on the right side. The rear wing is set back on the right. On the left return, a plinth supports a fully-glazed central door, accessed by three stone steps with nosings; either side are two sash windows with plain, raised surrounds, the jambs bonded to three centre openings. Above a plain string course are five sash windows, matching those below, but with sashes that have horns, with the jambs of the second and fourth windows only bonded. The roof is hipped and has two dormers with three-light casements. Internally, the front garden front ground floor openings have panelled shutters and window seats. Some doors are two-panelled on the first floor. A plaque records a visit by George III in 1788. Documents at Sudeley Castle confirm the 1920s date for the alterations, disputing a previous assessment.