East Lodge, 11 Banbridge Road, Gilford Castle Estate, Gilford, CRAIGAVON, Co Down, BT63 6DJ

A symmetrical single-storey with attic three-bay gate lodge, built c.1870 and located at the east farm entrance to Gilford Castle (HB17/01/002A), on the Banbridge Road east of Gilford. Rectangular on plan with central gabled breakfront breaking eaves. Pitched natural slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and dressed sandstone chimneystacks to gables. Decorative fretted timber fascia with plain bargeboards and uPVC rainwater goods on overhanging eaves. Walling is painted brick throughout. Windows are 2/2 camber-arched timber casement replacements with painted masonry sills, unless otherwise stated. Symmetrical principal elevation faces east and has a window to either side of central breakfront, which contains a timber sheeted door with ornate cast iron knocker and camber-arched overlight, surmounted at attic level by a narrow round-arched two pane window with horizontal glazing bar. South gable has a single central window. Rear elevation has boarded openings and less ornate fascia board. Door to right side and window to its left. North gable is blank. Setting The lodge is set near a pair of rusticated ashlar sandstone gate piers, without gates. The piers have been damaged and are without caps. To right side is a full-height timber pedestrian gate with Gothic apertures set into an ashlar stone surround contained within tall flanking entrance walls of rubble stone built to courses with stone soldier coping. Demesne setting with busy road directly to north. Parkland to south. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Brick Windows: Timber RWG: uPVC