Archway Lodge was originally known as Clipstone Lodge. It is located near Old Clipstone, Nottingham.

After a fire in 1835 destroyed the Houses of Parliament the 4th Duke Of Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, offered stone from his quarries at Mansfield Woodhouse for the replacement building. Whilst 50,000 cubic feet were used for the foundations and lower part of the building, the stone was not thought durable enough for the main part of the building. The Duke decided to prove a point by building Archway Lodge, as a hunting lodge and accommodation for his estate foresters. Started in 1842 and finished 2 years later, it was intended as the first of a number of archways along a 30 mile private bridleway form Welbeck to Nottingham and cost £16,000. This is the only one built. The scheme was abandoned by the Duke as the spread of the railways rendered it unnecessary. He brought his own railway coach instead so he could travel anomalously, the bridleway never reached any further. The architects Hurst and Moffatt based their design on on the 14th century Priory Gate House at Worksop. The design was embellished with figures from the stories of Robin Hood, commissioned from the sculptor Mr Cumberiege. Straddling Broad Drive (the Duke changed the name to Green Drive) through the forest, the building was sited so that the centre tree, a mile and half away, could be seen through the arch.

The ground floor were two homes for Estate workers, one either side of the arch. The upper storey contained a long school room , the first school for children on this part of the estate. The Duke became aware of the conditions of his employees and tenants, the banquet hall was turned into a school for the local children.