Old Gate House

The Old Gate House, built around 1840, was constructed to replace an earlier tollhouse that was demolished during the railway line's construction from Bishopstoke to Gosport. The building features a design typical of earlier styles and stands two storeys high. While the sides are plain, the corner at Holmeland Lane has a distinctive half-hexagon shape. It has a hipped slate roof and is made of red brick, accented with yellow dressings. Notable architectural details include widely projecting double dentil eaves in alternating colors, quoins, a first-floor band, rubbed flat arches over the ground floor openings, and round arches above with keystones. All openings are recessed and include a plinth and stone cills. The windows are sash style, and there is a fanlight above the central door, which is topped by a street lamp on a wrought iron bracket. The doorway has a boarded opening above, possibly for toll charges, and there are coupled chimneys.