Former Weedon Barracks, East Lodge

The Former Weedon Barracks, East Lodge is a gatehouse built between 1811 and 1814. It features Flemish bond yellow brick with gauged brick arches, set on a sandstone ashlar plinth topped with a moulded stone ashlar cornice. The building has a low ashlar parapet above a hipped slate roof, which includes brick stacks, cast-iron hoppers, and lead rainwater pipes that direct water to the parapet gutters.

The ground floor consists of two rooms on either side of the canal, each accessed by a central doorway in the end wall, while there are three rooms above. The building stands two storeys high and has a four-window range. The main facade faces west and includes a semi-circular arched staircase or bridge that spans the canal, featuring iron handrails leading to a perron and a door that provides access to the first floor. The windows are late 19th-century horned 6/6-pane sashes. An octagonal painted wood cupola with a round clock face and an octagonal leaded dome topped with a weathervane is also present. The rear elevation, facing east, has a recessed centre with blank windows on either side of the semi-circular arch spanning the canal, which is equipped with a portcullis. The cupola houses a notable clock signed 'Jno Thwaites and Co. Clerkenwell London 1814'.

Inside, some original flush-beaded doors and joinery remain, although most were refitted in the late 19th century. The central unheated room contains a winding mechanism for raising and lowering the portcullis, concealed by panelled boxing and supported by a trussed timber trestle. The structure features king-post trusses.

This building is part of a unique planned military-industrial complex that includes its own defensible transport system and surrounding walls. For more details about the site, refer to the description of Storehouse No 2.