Description

Probably late 17th century, altered and with addition to street in mid 19th century, altered 1927 and 1955-6 by James Gillespie and Scott with addition of gablet dormers and N gable, late 17th century panel bearing arms of Rothes and Lindsay thought to have come from Leslie House. 2-storey, irregular 5-bay, rectangular plan crowstepped lodge house with lean-to extension abutting Leslie House policies perimeter wall and gatepier. Random whinstone rubble with later additions of squared and snecked ashlar, dressed ashlar margins; chamfered arrises.

E (MAIN) ELEVATION: evidence of previous openings. Door to left of centre with window in outer left bay and 2 windows to right, outer right bay obscured at ground by lean-to extension; gabled dormerheads over door and in flanking bays, with further window in outer right mid 19th century crowstepped gable.

N (HIGH STREET) ELEVATION: mid 19th century. 2-bay crowstepped gable end with windows at ground and smaller windows over with central panel bearing arms of Rothes and Lindsay; bay to outer right with boarded door with plateglass fanlight and gabled dormerhead breaking eaves.

W ELEVATION: abutting pitch roof of Leslie Parish Church Hall.

8- and 12-pane glazing patterns in sash and case windows. Graded grey slates on bellcast roof line, bracketed eaves. Crowstepped gables, original N crowstep retained, ashlar skews with beak skewputts on gabled dormerheads, 2 with floreate finials. Battered coping to ashlar stacks, exposed moulded eaves.

Statement of Interest

West Lodge is known locally as The Duchess Lodge, complementing The Duke's Lodge a few hundred yards away. The Sir Robert Lorimer attribution for alterations now seems highly unlikely. Group with Leslie House, West Gate, Duke's Lodge, Duke's Lodge Gates and Forester's Lodge.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17809789

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair