Bridge And Attached Pair Of Lodges Moat House

The bridge over the moat and the attached pair of lodges at Moat House date from around 1851. The bridge is made of cast iron and features an inscription stating 'CAST AT COALBROOKDALE 1851'. It has serpent-like circular decorations in the spandrels and cast-iron railings with anthemion designs at the top of each baluster. The lodges, likely built at the same time, are constructed from blue lias with limestone dressings. Both lodges are located on the north side of the moat and have a square, single unit plan. Each lodge has blocked 2-light stone-mullioned windows with hoods at the front and similar blocked windows in the rear walls overlooking the moat. The original studded plank doors are set within double-chamfered limestone surrounds. The left-hand lodge features a projecting stack without a shaft, and both lodges have a moulded cornice topped with a battlemented parapet. The interiors have not been inspected.