West And East Lodges With Archway Between And Walls Of Forecourt

These are two lodges, built in the late 19th century as part of Sutton Hall, connected by an archway and with associated forecourt walls. They are designed in an elaborate, symmetrical Jacobethan style. The lodges are constructed of ashlar stone with slate roofs. The archway features a wide Tudor arch supported by coupled, fluted Doric pilasters, and connects to octagonal towers with solid parapets. The towers have Tudor Gothic windows and porches, and each is adjoined by the main body of a lodge. The lodges are two stories high, also with Tudor Gothic windows of varying designs; a prominent feature is a ten-light rectangular bay window on the ground floor of one cross-wing, and there is a two-light dormer window with a shaped gable. The rears of the lodges are similarly structured, but with simpler decorative elements. Sections of stone wall, incorporating frequent piers linked by low arcades, are attached to the towers and enclose Sutton Hall Drive.