Railings And Gatepiers (Former Glasgow Corporation Water Works), North Lodge (Also Known As Craigmaddie Lodge) Including Gates, Strathblane Road

Circa 1900 with later alterations. Single storey and attic, 5-bay, T-plan, symmetrical, semi detached pair of dwellings forming gate lodge with central quadripartite dormers to front and rear, swept porches to outer bays and single storey service range to rear. Squared, stugged, snecked sandstone with polished ashlar dressings. Base course; deep bracketed eaves. Stone-mullioned bipartite windows to front.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: 3-bay, piend-roofed central section with bipartite windows at ground and quadipartite, piend-roofed dormer breaking eaves to centre. Recessed and slightly lower gabled end bays with swept-roof porches supported on turned timber balusters, round-arched window to side and king-post trussed bargeboards to gable above; mini oriels corbelled out in rear re-entrant angle. Single storey service wing to rear with piended roof.

Predominantly plate glass in timber sash and case windows. Broad central corniced ridge stack with red clay cans. Grey slate with crested red terracotta ridge tiles.

INTERIORS: both houses have curved timber staircases with polished handrail and cast-iron banisters. Moulded cornice to front room. Timber-panelled interior doors throughout.

GATES, GATEPIERS AND RAILINGS: sub-Macintosh style 2-leaf iron entrance gates. Chamfered gatepiers with deep cushion caps. Curved railings flanking.