Low Lodge To Studley Royal Park, With Lamp Bracket And Outbuildings Attached To Rear

Low Lodge to Studley Royal Park is a former lodge that has been converted into a private house. It was built in the mid to late 18th century, with some additions made in the mid 19th century. It was commissioned by John or William Aislabie of Studley Royal House. The building features a combination of ashlar and brick, with a rendered finish and a Westmorland slate roof.

The lodge is a single-storey structure with a two-bay plan designed in the Gothick style, which includes a 19th-century bay added to the rear and two wings that likely contain the original single-storey outbuildings. The windows are leaded throughout. The front facing the drive has a deep portico supported by six yew tree trunks. To the left of the portico is a board door set under a Gothic arch with an architrave. The central bay features a window with four lights and stone mullions, topped by a pyramidal roof with a chimney stack on the right.

At the rear, there is an additional bay with a door to the right and a four-pane sash window to the left. The left side has a casement window set in a Gothic arch, while the right side features a slightly projecting two-light stone-mullion window with a triangular stone pediment above it. Inside, there are two small front rooms with windows facing the gate and drive.

A wrought-iron lamp bracket is attached to the stonework above the bay window, projecting under the deep eaves created by the portico. The bracket is decorated with C- and S-scrolls and has a square frame designed to hold a large lantern. The two single-storey wings that contain outbuildings have board doors and small-paned windows, with ramped walls leading to the gables and lean-to roofs. The lodge is situated close to the gates at the north end of the long drive through Studley Royal Park and shares a similar style with the West Lodge at Allerton Park, Allerton Mauleverer.