The Lodge, 2 East Road, North Berwick

Complex group of linked 18th and 19th century buildings with later alterations. Formerly the Dalrymple residence. Converted to flats, Schomberg Scott 1969. Harled and whitewashed. Small-pane glazing to sash and case windows. Slated roof. Coped stacks and plain raised skews.

THE LODGE: 1783. Composed of 2, 3-storey, 2 and 3-bay blocks in Z-plan with later link formed at NE re-entrant angle.

W ELEVATION: advanced 3-bay block with raised, pedimented centre bay. 5-sided canted projection at ground, formerly as porchway. Tripartites flanking at ground and 1st floor with single lights above. Single window at N gable. 2 recessed bays to right with single lights, widely spaced.

E ELEVATION: much altered and added to; various projections at varying heights. Former stable court to right and 2-storey projecting block (early 19th century) to left.

WALL TOWER: composed of 2 earlier to mid 18th century gabled tenements, one of 3 storeys running N-S sited at W, one of 2-storeys and cellar, running E-W, linked by pend with passage above, adjoined at S by early 19th century 3-storey wing and piend roofed block with canted projection. Linked to the Lodge by quadrant wall.

E-W TENEMENT: earlier to mid 18th century.

N ELEVATION: 4-bay. Harled forestair off-centre to E. Small slit to cellar to W. Simple windows.

S ELEVATION: single bay to W, canted bay to right with 3 tall 1st floor windows with square lights to 2nd floor.

N-S TENEMENT: earlier to mid 18th century. 4-bay.

N ELEVATION: 2-bay 6-pane ground floor windows. E side abutted to N by linking passage. S elevation single 1st and 2nd floor windows and curtain wall to ground floor height at W. Painted margins.

W ELEVATION: 2 centre windows and boundary wall abutting at ground.

INTERIORS: any remaining early interiors were removed in conversion 1969, including a stone spiral stair. Ball Room originally in rear canted bay of Wall Tower, with Kitchens at ground floor of the Lodge.

DOVECOT: 18th century. 2-stage lectern dovecot, 9'6" square plan with N wall 26' high. Harled rubble to N, E and W. Slated pentice roof. Coped parapet stepping down at sides. Square stone hooded flight hole at S. Small doorway to store-house below. 134 nesting places.

Boundary Walls to N and Tunnel: low parapet rubble wall with ashlar coping to S green with large octagonal, painted ashlar gatepiers bearing ball finials. Rubble garden walls to E. Rubble wall W of dovecot with brick buttresses. Tunnel running to SW through sizeable bank with arched brick openings N and S. N archway reached through brick-walled gulley and currently partly blocked. Both openings obscured by level of soil.