Gate Lodge, Granton Gasworks, 336 West Granton Road, Edinburgh

W R Herring, 1903-06 upper sections removed in later alterations. Main entrance to gasworks comprising gatehouse/former weighbridge office to centre flanked by pair of gateways in quadrant plan. Plain Edwardian classical design with pilasters of V-jointed ashlar clasping angles. Red brick walls with sandstone ashlar dressings (S elevation of gatehouse entirely of ashlar).

GATEHOUSE: single storey single cell flat-roofed structure; pilasters with fluted capitals and projecting bases frame each elevation; projecting cornice to all 4 sides; blocking course above.

S ELEVATION: 2-light window (now blocked) with elaborate architrave, flanking pilasters and bracketed projecting sill.

E AND W ELEVATIONS: single chamfered ashlar 3-light mullion window with architrave in bay to left and right respectively (adjacent corner pilasters are stepped out towards road).

N ELEVATION: 2 single light windows with chamfered ashlar surrounds. Timber fixed light and sliding pane window frames; roof probably asphalted.

GATEWAY: centrepiece formed by ashlar S elevation of gatehouse with 2-light architraved pilastered window and flanking projecting V-jointed pilasters; edges of flanking pilasters of E and W elevations project to either side (formerly gates mounted here: current replacements set back behind pilasters). Flanking gateways: that to E has truncated gatepier of V-jointed ashlar opposite gatehouse; matching one to W has been removed (making W gateway wider); brick walls with moulded ashlar base course and coping curve out towards road to either side (that to W has had small gate inserted) and terminate in truncated V-jointed ashlar piers.