Chorley Lodge

Grade II listed gate lodge, early 19th Century, built in a Greek Revival style. Ashlar, slate roof with chimney on rear gable. Single storey to drive in T-plan, a projecting temple front containing Greek Doric columns distyle in antis; pilastered corners; plain frieze and cornice carries round building. Shouldered architraves to openings. Arms of Standish carved in tympanum.

The old gatehouse for Duxbury Park, now in a ruinous state with the roof fallen in. There is a relatively modern blockwork extension to the rear also ruined.

Chorley Lodge T-Plan Layout

Chorley Lodge Collapsed Roof

Chorley Lodge Interior

Local History

Historic monuments near Chorley Lodge

Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels – 6.78 km away
Headless Cross, Grimeford – 3.87 km away
Bretters Farm moated site and two fishponds – 0.80 km away
Pike Stones chambered long cairn – 3.67 km away
Round cairn on Winter Hill – 6.34 km away
Round cairn on Noon Hill – 5.47 km away
Round Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke Moor – 5.05 km away
Bradley Hall, moated site, fishponds and connecting channels – 6.35 km away
The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David’s Church – 6.82 km away
Cross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish Hall – 7.72 km away
Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan – 5.23 km away
Mabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School building – 9.64 km away
Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall – 9.41 km away
Cross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of Strickland House Farm, Standish – 7.07 km away
Cross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, Standish – 6.94 km away
Market cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid’s Church, Standish – 6.39 km away
Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House – 8.73 km away