The Lodge is believed to date from the reign of Queen Anne and is a Grade II listed building.
The Lodge is of considerable architectural interest to many visitors:
The Palladian porch is most likely Georgian (Circa 18th century). The bay windows on the ground floor are Victorian additions. Note the white painted render or 'stucco' which in all probability was first added on the instruction of Lord Avebury to give the property a more 'Aristocratic' appearance. The front door is in Green gloss paint which the V&A Museum suggest is the correct finish for the door, it appears as two doors with a pair of arched windows in white obscure glass; this again was a popular design of the 19th Century and it eludes to a more Aristocratic appearance too and is probably contemprary to the stucco. The letter box and knocker were added by Mr Blackall, the current resident of The Lodge. The letter flap is 19th Century, as are the knocker and knob.
More recently, roofing repairs have included Chinese slate which matts down with age. Look at the Gothic arched window above the porch. The upper section of window is believed to be original; sash windows were added later. William Stukeley the Lincolnshire Antiquarian and eminent member of the Spalding Gentlemen's Society included The Lodge in his plan of the village. The Lodge was once the home of Sir John Lubbock, First Baron Avebury, a Gentleman who kindly invented Bank Holidays and owned much of the Avebury Henge. Following his death in 1913, The Lodge remained in the care of his dear wife who sold it along with the Avebury henge and many village buildings and indeed, some surrounding land to Alexander Keiller the Marmalade heir. 4th Baron Avebury believes that his Great Grandfather would have kept the henge in the family and that as his Grandmother was an attractive lady and in view of Keillers' reputation, he believes that sex was possibly at the root of the sale! Alexander Keiller restored the Henge and Kennet Avenue with a little bit of poetic licence, using jaunty little art-deco makers. During WW2 The Lodge was the village machine gun post. the railings were scrapped during the Second World War too. In the 1990's The Lodge was a recording studio and home to Composer Roger Bolton. In 2003, The Lodge opened it's door as a Vegetarian Bed and Breakfast.