Survey Data
Reg No
15402228
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Gate lodge
Date
1780 - 1840
Coordinates
210696, 250318
Date Recorded
11/11/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge formerly serving Auburn House (15402227), built c.1805, now derelict and out of use. Hipped natural slate roof having overhanging eaves, a central rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Constructed of rubble limestone with lime render over. Square-headed window openings with cut stone sills and timber casement windows with margin glazing. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash window to south elevation. Square-headed door opening with timber sheeted door. Located adjacent to attendant former main entrance gates to Auburn House, comprising cast-iron Doric gate posts supporting cast-iron gates, flanked to either side (east and west) by sections of cast-iron railings and terminated by ashlar limestone piers on octagonal plan. Set back from road, in overgrown grounds, to the north of Auburn House (15402227) and to the northwest of Glassan.
Appraisal
A good quality gate lodge with associated entrance gates, originally serving Auburn House (15402227), which retain their early form and aspect. The appealing gate, of modest architectural aspirations, retains much of its early character and fabric despite being derelict for a considerable period. The timber windows, with the margin glazing pattern, echoes much of the joinery evident in Auburn House itself to the south. The attractive entrance gates, with high quality cast-iron gates and railings, unusual cast-iron Doric gate posts and the ashlar limestone gate piers, further embellishes the design aesthetic of this composition. This gate lodge and associated entrance gates form part of an interesting group of structures associated with Auburn House (15402227) to the south and form an important part of the architectural heritage of Westmeath.