Esthwaite Lodge

Esthwaite Lodge is a house that has been converted into a youth hostel, built around 1840. The building is constructed of stucco and features slate roofs. It is two storeys high and has a three-by-three bay layout with a hipped roof and a gabled rear section. The main range displays panelled angle pilaster strips and wide bracketed eaves. The southeast garden facade includes a timber trellis verandah, segmental arches with round arches at either end, and a hipped roof, along with a first-floor sill band. The windows are sash style with glazing bars and margin lights; the ground floor windows are tripartite and have consoled entablatures, flanking a round-headed niche. The right side of the building has three bays similar to the front, with the ground floor windows featuring architraves. The central entrance is marked by a Doric porch and a six-panel door within a glazed doorcase, topped with an overlight that has glazing bars. The two bays to the right have sash windows with glazing bars and casements. The left side is similar, featuring a canted bay with a hipped roof and French windows that also have glazing bars and margin lights. The rear of the building has a lean-to porch with a six-fielded-panel door leading to the return. The property has a central stack, gable-end stacks, and a rear lateral stack. Inside, the lodge boasts enriched cornices, fireplaces, and panelled doors. Notably, it was the home of Francis Brett Young, a poet, novelist, and physician, who lived there from 1929 to 1932.