Black Lodge, Whitehill House

1830s. Single storey, 2-bay, (formerly cruciform-plan) gatelodge with late 19th century single bay wing to N, further late 20th century alterations to W forming L-plan gatelodge. Squared, coursed, polished ashlar to principal elevations, random rubble with droved ashlar dressings to rear wing. Base course, substantial eaves course with mutuled cornice.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: advanced, pedimented gable to former entrance porch to right, lattice strapwork detailing to tympanum, window now replaces door. Window to left, modern extension to far left; door to right, window to right.

E ELEVATION: central, recessed, tripartite window, stone mullions. Window to late 19th century recessed wing.

N ELEVATION: advanced, pedimented gable chimney to return, right section cut into by advanced later 19th century wing; inserted narrow window, single window to modern extension.

W ELEVATION: modern extension, window to centre.

Modern door. Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows, 4-pane casement windows to advanced section of E elevation. Piended roof, pitched to pediments, grey slate. Corniced, polygonal stack to pedimented gable of N elevation, square-plan stacks to N, W elevations, pyramidal shallow caps, tall tapered clay cans.

BOUNDARY WALL: low coped random rubble boundary wall with modern small gatepiers.