Arlington Lodge — John's Hill

Detached five-bay three-storey house, c.1775, retaining original fenestration with four-bay three-storey side elevation to south-west. Subsequently in use as bishop’s palace. Renovated, c.1875, with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed advanced porch added to centre. Renovated, c.1975, with four-bay single-storey lean-to conservatory added along side (south-west) elevation. Extensively renovated and extended, pre-1999, comprising single-bay single-storey flat-roofed recessed linking bay to north-east joining with three-bay two-storey end block, and three-bay three-storey return block to south-east with two-bay two-storey wing to north-east having two-bay two-storey projecting bay to south-east to accommodate use as apartments. Hipped roofs with replacement artificial slate, pre-1999, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, pre-1999, on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls to original block with rendered channelled piers to corners. Unpainted roughcast walls to remainder. Square-headed window openings to original block with stone sills. 3/3, 6/6 and 9/6 timber sash windows with some having leaded stained glass panels. Square-headed window openings to additional block with concrete sills, rendered surrounds, and 1/1 uPVC sash windows. Square-headed openings to porch in tripartite arrangement with timber intermediary pilasters, glazed timber panelled double doors, overlight, sidelights with stained glass panels, plain frieze over, and moulded cornice having blocking course. Square-headed window openings to conservatory with replacement uPVC windows, pre-1999, on concrete continuous sill. Set perpendicular to road in own grounds with gravel forecourt, and end block to north-east fronting on to road.