Oak Lodge, 14 Inveresk Village Road, Inveresk

Circa 1760, 2-storey and sunk basement, 3-bay villa,

with entrance bay projected later 18th century; further

alterations, circa 1820, and 2-bay extension to W, circa

1. Biscuit coloured harling; ashlar dressings with

droved bands to quoins and ground floor windows to N;

cill course, moulded cornice and blocking course;

cornices and moulded cills to some ground floor windows;

scrolled brackets to 1st floor windows to N.

18TH CENTURY VILLA:

N ELEVATION: pedimented entrance bay advanced with

banded architrave to pedimented door at centre, keystone

and pulvinated frieze; carved and painted armorial in

pediment; 2-leaf panelled door and decorative fanlight;

1st floor window cill resting on pediment below.

Pediment above proud of eaves line with moulded cornice;

parapet to return elevations. Outer bays grouped close

by re-entrant angle at each floor.

S ELEVATION: regular fenestration to each 3 bays with

door at centre to sunk basement; moulded cills and

aprons to ground floor windows; 1st floor windows

lengthened circa 1820, and given diminutive cast-iron

balconies, resting on cornices of windows below.

E ELEVATION: wallhead stack in gabled bay with attic

window.

CIRCA 1860 EXTENSION: 2 advanced bays to N and S

elevations; regular fenestration to each bay to N, with

windows blinded at ground and 2nd floor. Modern

conservatory addition at basement level to S elevation,

tall windows to ground floor with simpler wrought-iron

balconies, and 2 1st floor windows. W elevation blank.

Small-pane glazing pattern in sash and case windows.

Grey slate piend roofs; roof above 18th century villa

set upon blocking course with attic skylights. Ashlar

end stacks.

INTERIOR- largely altered.

TERRACE AND RETAINING WALLS AND GATEPIERS: sandstone

rubble walls, ashlar coped, to terrace on ground falling

to S, with several pairs of decorative stone urns, and

to roadside; 1 quadrant wall by N entrance. Painted

ashlar gatepiers with dentil cornices and ball

finials. Cast-iron seat on rubble wall by gates, and

substantial timber gates. Sandstone rubble garden walls.

Wrought-iron railings to basement recess at N elevation;

paved court.