Lower Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1954. A C18 Lodge.

Lower Lodge

WRENN ID
ruined-newel-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Brighton Pavilion MP: Siân Berry (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 November 1954
Type
Lodge
Address
Lower Lodge, Stanmer Park, the City of Brighton and Hove
OS grid reference
TQ 342 086
Coordinates
50.86183, -0.09321
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lower Lodge is a lodge building, likely dating from the late 18th century, with possible enlargements made in the 19th century towards the rear. It is constructed of brick laid in Flemish bond, which is now painted, and has roofs covered with graded slate. The building is one storey over a basement and was originally designed with a symmetrical three-window range, with a bay added to the south.

The overall plan of the building is T-shaped, with the cross of the T formed by a hipped range facing the road and a gabled centerpiece that slightly projects. The stem of the T is created by a gabled wing at the rear. The corners of the building are marked by quoins made of projecting brickwork. There is a segmental-arched entrance on the right-hand return and segmental-arched windows on the front, with the central window being broader. A brick dentil cornice runs along the top. The details of the quoins, windows, and cornice are also repeated at the back of the building. The additional bay to the south has a lean-to roof, and there is a stack on the rear wing, likely dating from the 19th century, featuring oversailing courses. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Lower Lodge receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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