Hafod Lower Lodge

Hafod Lower Lodge is a lodge built in the Italianate style, featuring painted ashlar stone and slate hipped roofs with central painted ashlar chimneys that are corniced and square. The building has a Greek cross plan and is single-storey with a basement due to the sloping site.

The hipped roofs have swept eaves and a bracketed cornice, with raised quoins and a plinth. Each main elevation features a central Palladian window with a moulded head above the arch, supported by moulded consoles and a keystone. The sidelights have plain, slightly raised surrounds and plate glass sashes. The return elevations at the corners mostly have small square-headed sashes similar to the sidelights of the Palladian windows, but the north elevation facing the drive is more decorative. The north side of the west arm has a round arched sash with plain impost blocks and a keystone, while the north side of the east arm contains the main entrance, which is a large round arched doorway with a concave chamfer, a keystone, and a plain fanlight.

The plinth wraps around to the rear, creating a band course between the floors. There is a rear entrance on the west side of the south arm. At the basement level on both the east and west sides, there are large sash windows.

Inside, the classical bracket detail found in the Venetian windows is echoed in the chimney piece of the main room, which is flanked by round arched niches.