The Boathouse, Glenbrook House, Glenbrook Road, Balerno, Edinburgh is a Grade C listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 October 1994. Boathouse.
The Boathouse, Glenbrook House, Glenbrook Road, Balerno, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- long-roof-twilight
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 26 October 1994
- Type
- Boathouse
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Early 19th century. Single storey, 3-bay picturesque lodge. Squared, stugged and snecked sandstone with polished sandstone margins and dressings; quoin strips; base course.
W (MAIN) ELEVATION: 3 symmetrical bays now with out-of-character lean-to plywood and plastic porch/greenhouse at centre masking door (fanlight of door visible above). Flanking windows.
E ELEVATION: 3 windows symmetrically disposed; low, lean-to timber structure at outer right.
N & S ELEVATIONS: window placed at centre of each bowed end.
12-pane sash and case windows; air vent panes incorporated into window to N and S ends. Grey slate piended roof, lead flashing; overhanging eaves. Sandstone, corniced stack at centre ridge.
INTERIOR: originally 2 large rooms now subdivided and modernised; some simple cornices and ceiling rosettes remaining.
GATEPIERS: ashlar gatepiers with chamfered arrises and cushioned triangulated caps to right of lodge and originally the main entrance to Glenpark.
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