South Lodges North Lodge And Attached Screen Walls

The North Lodge at South Lodges, located in Croft-on-Tees, is a lodge that has been converted into a cottage. It dates from the mid-18th century, with 19th-century extensions and 20th-century alterations. The building is constructed of brick with ashlar dressings and features Westmorland slate roofs.

The original lodge is a central, two-storey, one-bay structure flanked by screen walls. The central lodge has an ashlar plinth and a recessed round-arched panel that is now rendered. Each floor features the surround of a double-chamfered two-light mullion window, with a sill band within the panel on the ground floor and a sill band continuing outside the panel on the first floor. The lodge has an ashlar modillion cornice and a hipped roof with a central stack.

To the left of the lodge is a screen wall with a chamfered light vent that is now glazed, topped with ashlar coping that sweeps down to a narrow gateway, terminating in a square brick pier. To the right, another screen wall features a double-chamfered two-light mullion window, with ashlar coping angled off to the top right. The left return of the lodge includes a blind oculus on the first floor. The overall design creates a symmetrical composition with the south lodge.