West Lodge E of Combe Pool, Combe Abbey

1 House, formerly lodge. Late 18th century. Sandstone ashlar with some brick to ends. 2 storeys; 2 window range, with one-storey, one-bay wings to left and right. In style of Roman triumphal arch.
2 The lodge is shown on an estate map from 1778.
3 An impressive gate lodge, standing alongside the Brinklow Road amidst scruffy woodland, is empty and derelict. The basic structure is sound and the majority of the masonry is in reasonably good condition: it is only the roof and entablature that are seriously decayed. The building is listed, Grade II.
The lodge takes the form of a Roman triumphal arch; it is built of brick, faced with greyish-brown sandstone ashlar. The lofty central block, with its single, round arched carriageway, is flanked by a pair of single-storey wings. It must have been built in the mid 1770’s by Lancelot Brown, accompanying his new entrance and drive.
4 The lodge is no longer in use. It is structurally sound, but some windows have been broken and left unrepaired.