Minstead Lodge

Minstead Lodge is a medium-sized country house built in the mid-19th century. It features yellow brick construction with stone dressings and slate roofs. The building has a three-storey main section with three bays, accompanied by a low three-storey service range that includes a 2½ storey crosswing with three bays at one end, and a 1½ storey, two-bay service range beyond.

The entrance front has the main section on the right-hand side, which includes a prominent full-height gabled projection at the center. To the left, there is a Tudor-style porch that projects further forward, featuring a four-centred arch in a square reveal, a carved coat-of-arms above, and a round label with diagonal buttresses and battlements. Above the porch, there is a three-light mullion and transomed window. The central projection has a six-light mullion and transomed window with a large central mullion. On the first floor, there is an oriel window along with a cross window at the front. The right bay contains a six-light mullion window with a cross window above. On the second floor, each bay has a two-light mullioned window. All windows are adorned with labels and leaded lights. The building features Dutch gables on each bay, with the central gable being larger. The ends have kneelered gable walls, and large ridge stacks are positioned between the bays.

The right-hand service range has various mullioned casements and a set-back second floor with a crenellated parapet. There are single-storey rectangular projections in front of the end bays, and the right crosswing projects a bay and continues the architectural features, except for the absence of a Dutch gable at the end of the parapet. The garden front is relatively flat, with the main section displaying three gables and canted two-storey bays in front of the end bays. The service range is set back with a central gable on a plain parapet, and in front, there is a two-storey flat-roofed projection with a crenellated parapet. The crosswing aligns with the main range.