Survey Data
Reg No
16402409
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Previous Name
Avondore
Original Use
Gate lodge
Date
1940 - 1960
Coordinates
316230, 198425
Date Recorded
14/08/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge in neo-Georgian style, built c.1950. To the rear is a large single-storey extension of c.1985. The original portion of the gate lodge is in rubble with granite quoins and brick dressings, whilst the extension is finished in painted render. The slated hipped roof of the original section has an overhang supported on brackets, and rendered chimneystacks. The extension has a similar roof, however it is covered in artificial slates and does not have brackets or chimneystacks. The entrance consists of a panelled timber door set under a timber Doric portico with pediment. The windows are flat-headed and have six over six timber sash frames, with top-hung timber frames to those to the extension. Metal rainwater goods. The gate lodge is set at the side of the main drive to Avonmore House.
Appraisal
Later extension notwithstanding, this gate lodge is a fine example of neo-Georgian architecture on a smaller scale.