Survey Data
Reg No
20907348
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Gate lodge
In Use As
House
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
161309, 72316
Date Recorded
23/06/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay single-storey former gate lodge, built c.1820, having single-bay breakfront to front (south) and recent hipped roofed extension to rear (north). Now in use as private house. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystack having moulded coping with corbels, decorative wrought-iron ridge cresting, timber-clad eaves and uPVC rainwater goods. Rendered walls with render quoins and plinth. Moulded render string course at impost level of breakfront. Camber-headed window openings with stone sills, moulded render surrounds and uPVC casement windows throughout. Round-headed door opening to breakfront surmounted by render hood moulding, having double-leaf timber panelled door with limestone step. Carved limestone square-profile piers with conical caps, double-leaf wrought-iron gates and flanking cast-iron railings on limestone plinth wall. Set at entrance to Leemount House.
Appraisal
This modest former gate lodge is an important part of a group of structures associated with Leemount House which is located to the west. Its architectural design incorporates decorative elements, such as moulded window and door surrounds and wrought-iron ridge cresting, which enliven the facade. Its wrought-iron gates and cut limestone piers show evidence of excellent craftsmanship. Together they make an imposing entrance piece to Leemount House.