West Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 27 August 1999. Lodge.

West Lodge

WRENN ID
night-barrel-blackthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
27 August 1999
Type
Lodge
Address
West Lodge, Golden Grove Park, Carmarthen, Llanfihangel Aberbythych
OS grid reference
SN 590 195
Coordinates
51.85703, -4.04783
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

West Lodge is a single-storey lodge built in a picturesque style similar to the other gate lodges of Golden Grove, but uniquely constructed in yellow brick. The building features a range that runs parallel to the road with a forward wing on the left side and an entrance porch located at the right angle. It has a large slate roof topped with a metal ridge and is adorned with octagonal brick chimneys set on weathered offsets. The timber bargeboards are scolloped, and there are timber finials.

At the front, there is a small canted bay window in the gable, which has a slate roof and is topped with a cement lozenge displaying the name 'West Lodge'. This window features four-pane lights and a stone sill. To the right, a four-post porch is situated beneath a low-pitched slate roof, with a central gablet above the entrance that includes V-struts and curved braces. The entrance has a four-panel door, and there are fixed-light windows on each side, which are supported by a row of turned balusters beneath. Similar detailing is found in the return on the right side.

On the left side elevation, there is a mullion-and-transom window with two lights of four panes and a stone sill, although the head has been altered with a concrete lintel. There is also an altered window on the right side. The right side elevation features a mullion window with two lights of four panes. A rear range has been added, constructed in a similar yellow brick.

Local climate

West Lodge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,400 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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