Buckingham Lodges, West Lodge

The West Lodge at Buckingham Lodges was built before 1809. It is constructed from coursed squared limestone with limestone ashlar and Coade stone dressings, and has a sloping copper roof concealed by balustrades. The lodge has a two-unit plan and is one storey high, with a two-window frontage.

The entrance side, facing south, features a central six-panel door with a flat-arched head and a stone hood supported by curved brackets. There are twelve-pane sash windows on either side of the door, with stone sills and flat-arched heads. Ornamental rectangular recesses are positioned above the door and windows; the recess above the door features Coade stone with a scallop shell and stylized foliage, while those above the windows are cast lead, painted, and depict the Triumph of Venus. A plinth and giant pilasters mark the angles, with frostwork panels to the front and sunk panels to the sides. The building has a deep, bracketed cornice and a balustraded parapet that extends around three sides. The balustrade is interrupted by a central rectangular pier with a recessed Coade stone panel depicting an urn flanked by gryphons facing inwards, and surrounded by two small red terracotta paterae, one above the other. Square pedestals at each corner of the balustrade feature larger, similar paterae. Circular classical altars are set into the pedestals, stamped COADE & SEELY LAMBETH, and some are chimney flues.

The right side elevation incorporates a blank round-headed arch and a cast lead, painted panel above, depicting the Triumph of Neptune. The rear elevation mirrors the entrance side, but includes a central shell-headed niche, one blank window, and a different Coade stone panel in the centre of the balustrade, featuring acanthus and anthemion motifs. A 20th-century single-storey extension has been added to the left. The lodge was formerly connected to the East Lodge by timber rails and a gate.

The lodges were built for the 1st Marquis of Buckingham and stand at the head of the avenue leading to Stowe from Buckingham.