Bogra House

Circa 1920. Country house built as a fishing lodge for the

Nielson family. Asymmetrical-plan, 2-storey house with

stable/garage court to rear. Coursed rubble with contrasting

smooth polished granite dressings.

S elevation: 3-bay symmetrical entrance front, full-height

projecting square centre bay with pedimented doorpiece to

ground, double-leaf studded timber door with prominent

hinges. Above door, margined window with pointed arch

pediment, parapet to projecting bay. Flanking porch 4-light

canted window, single light window above. All windows

margined, sash and case with upper part 6-pane, lower part

single pane.

W flank with full-height projecting round tower with

corbelled parapet. E flank with 2 canted projecting windows.

Granite band course at eaves, piended and swept slate roofs,

tall polished wallhead stacks.

L-plan garage court adjoins to N in similar style and

materials. Low garage range to E with cantilevered piend

roofs. 2-storey N range with projecting centre bay with

oculus and corbelled dovecot at gablehead. All with slate

roofs.