Lodge, Gates And Gatepiers To Cottesbrooke Hall (East)

The lodge, gates, and gatepiers to Cottesbrooke Hall, located on the east side, were built in the late 18th century and designed by architect Robert Mitchell. Constructed from limestone ashlar, the lodge has a one-unit plan and is single-storey. It features a central sash window with glazing bars, which is set in a shallow arched recess and has a balustrade below and a pediment above. The door facing the drive has six fielded panels and is framed by moulded stone architraves, also set in a shallow arch, with shields of arms in the tympanums. The structure includes a frieze cornice, a panelled and balustraded parapet topped with large oval urns at the center. To the left, a wrought iron gate hangs from a rusticated pier that has a moulded cornice and oval patrae. This pier is flanked by a Roman Doric two-column open screen, which features wrought iron panels and hand gates, all surmounted by an entablature with a triglyph frieze and a sphinx above, linking to the flanking lodge. The lodge, gates, and gatepiers were originally part of a pair with the west lodge and were relocated to their current position in 1938 from Leicester Road.