Cheylesmore Lodge, North Berwick

Cheylesmore Lodge in North Berwick is a house designed by George Washington Browne in 1899. It features a combination of two-storey and single-storey sections with an attic, and is characterized by its prominent gabled roof. The building has had additions made to the south and east in 1951. The base is constructed of random rubble, while the upper sections are harled and adorned with applied timber framing.

The northeast elevation is symmetrical with five bays, including a narrow recessed sixth bay on the left. It has depressed moulded timber arches leading to an arcaded loggia with silhouette balusters, and the central arch connects the wide outer bays. A flight of stone steps leads up to a double-leaf door and an inner glazed door. The tripartite windows behind the loggia feature arched centre panels. The first floor jetties out, showcasing three large wall-head gables in the outer and central bays, with four-light windows in these gables and ground floor windows in the outer bays. The roof is swept between the gables and includes two gabled dormers.

On the south (garden) elevation, there is a prominent wide gabled centre with three bipartite windows at the ground and first floors, along with a small four-light window in the gable head. To the left, a recessed bay features a mullion and transom stair window that breaks the eaves, and there are two advanced outer bays to the left.

The west elevation consists of two bays, with tripartite windows at the ground level and a French door on the right. It has gabled tripartite dormers with roofs swept on either side. An eastern addition is present, designed in a similar but simpler style.

The windows are lead-paned casements and small-pane sashes in the dormers, with red plain tiled roofs and brick stacks featuring stepped copes.

Inside, some fine Jacobean features have been retained, including panelling with tripartite arches, arched doorways, and a Jacobean style staircase. Original chimney pieces are preserved on the ground floor. The garden includes two stone lion couchant statues.

The gatepiers to the north are circular in section, made of rubble, and topped with cone caps. The surrounding rubble walls feature sweeping quadrants.