Description

Mid 19th century with later additions and alterations. Single storey, bi-axial plan gate lodge with gabled porch in re-entrant angle to front. Whitewashed harl; cream sandstone dressings; tooled cream sandstone to porch. Narrow quoin strips; plain margins; painted cills.

SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: timber panelled door in crowstepped porch projecting at centre; blind plaque centred above; thistle-shaped finial surmounting gablehead. Single windows in bays recessed to outer left and right.

SE (SIDE) ELEVATION: projecting 2-light canted window centred at ground; single window aligned above.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: W range with small-pane glazed door to right; single window to left. E range with small-pane glazed door and window to right; small window to left.

8- and 12-pane glazing timber sash and case windows; rooflights at rear. Grey slate roof with sandstone ridging; crowstepped skews; beak skewputts. Brick-built apex stacks; circular terracotta cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1999.

Statement of Interest

B Group comprises 'Houndwood House', 'Houndwood House, Bridge', 'Houndwood House, South Lodge' and 'Houndwood House, Walled Garden' - see separate list entries. Originally associated with the nearby Houndwood House but now in separate ownership (1999). An unusually-detailed gate lodge - the butterfly-plan and crowstepped gables being of particular note.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77776068

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record