Lodge, Gate Piers, Railings And Wall At Entrance To Thornton Estate

The lodge at the entrance to the Thornton Estate dates from around 1850. It is built from coursed rubble stone with stone dressings and features a slate roof with a cusped ridge, coped gables, and moulded kneelers. The building is in an L-plan and has a square porch at the angle, topped with a steep pyramid roof and a wooden finial. It is a single storey. The north gable end includes a 2-light mullion and transom window with a relieving arch above, while the west gable end features a similar 4-light canted bay window. The porch has rustic arches, with a door on the west side and a window on the north side. The south wall has two bays, gabled to the right, with 2-light windows that have cusped ogee tracery. The gate piers, railings, and wall are of the same period. The square piers are made of roughly hewn stone blocks with moulded caps, flanking matching sections of a curved dressed stone wall. The central section has cast iron railings and gates with cusped pointed arches below the top rail. The gate piers are octagonal, featuring moulded cornices and ogee finials.