Gatelodge, Fermanagh and Tyrone Hospital, 1 Donaghanie Road, Omagh, Co Tyrone, BT79 0NS

Detached two-bay one-and-a-half-storey gate lodge built c.1850 to designs by William Farrell; located to the west side of Donaghanie Road, Omagh; located to the east of and built concurrently with the main hospital complex (HB11/15/004A). L-plan facing north with single-storey porch at internal angle; series of lean-to extensions at rear. Roofs are pitched natural slate, blue/black clay ridge tiles; lead valleys; saddleback stone verges with projecting kneeler blocks supported on moulded corbels to ends; u-profile cast-iron rainwater goods supported on corbelled eaves course; cast-iron hoppers; walls are roughly coursed squared-and-snecked rubble with droved finish stepped sandstone quoins and projecting chamfered plinth. Windows are multi-pane square-headed metal casements within stepped chamfered sandstone surrounds and flush splayed cills, unless otherwise stated. Principal (north) elevation faces north with projecting gabled bay at left containing single window at each floor, (diminished at first floor); square-headed loophole to apex; right bay contains single window with stone voussoirs over. Internal angle is abutted by single-storey porch with pitched natural slate roof. Left (east) elevation is blank. Rear (south) elevation is abutted by series of four lean-to extensions, exposed section (gable) contains single window at first floor with yellow brick stepped surround and square-headed loophole to apex. Right (west) gable contains window at each floor; that at first floor diminished. Single-storey porch has pitched natural slate roof detailed as main block; walls are coursed dressed sandstone; windows as main block; north gable contains segmental-arched-headed opening containing segmental-arched-headed timber sheeted door with weatherboards, accessed by single masonry step; right cheek contains single window. Rear extensions all have felt lean-to roofs; walls are cement rendered; windows are replacement timber casements. Three extensions at left are contained within enclosed yard, bound by random rubble wall with segmental coping; the fourth (left) extension (boiler house) remains outside the enclosed yard and appears to be more recently constructed. Setting:- Set within the grounds of Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital (HB11/15/004A); situated east of the main hospital block and north of the protestant church (HB11/15/004D). Bound by Donaghanie Road at east and hospital entrance with car parking at north. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Sandstone Windows: Metal casements RWG: Cast-iron