Survey Data
Reg No
20864019
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Original Use
Gate lodge
In Use As
Gate lodge
Date
1800 - 1830
Coordinates
171918, 72590
Date Recorded
29/03/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Detached two-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c.1815, with flat-roofed porch, c.1980, to east. Hipped slate roof with projecting eaves, centrally placed rendered chimneystack and timber eaves boards. Rendered walls with raised render plinth, fascia to eaves and intermittent pilasters. Square-headed window openings with uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening to porch with timber panelled door. Cast iron railings, c.1880, on rendered plinth to south and east having cut limestone pedestrian gate piers. Cast-iron vehicular access gate piers to the avenue to Lotamore bearing Hive Iron Works manufacturer's stamp.
Appraisal
This modest building has a design and roof profile typical of gate lodges of this period. It marks the entrance to Lotamore which is situated further back off the road and is one of the most architecturally significant houses of this area. The decorative cast-iron railings display a high level of craftsmanship and the cast-iron gate piers are an unusual substitute for the more typical limestone piers.