Lodge, Beeslack House, Penicuik is a Grade C listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 March 2001. Lodge. 4 related planning applications.

Lodge, Beeslack House, Penicuik

WRENN ID
fallow-thatch-russet
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Midlothian
Constituency
Midlothian MP: Kirsty McNeill (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
22 March 2001
Type
Lodge
Address
Lodge, Beeslack House, Penicuik, EH26 0QF
OS grid reference
NT 241 614
Coordinates
55.84073, -3.21251
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Beeslack House Lodge is a single-storey Gothic lodge built around 1855 by Jonathan Anderson Bell, featuring later additions. The structure is made of sandstone and ashlar.

On the southwest elevation, there is an enclosed lean-to porch in the re-entrant angle with a gothic boarded door that is studded. The central projecting gable has fret work bargeboards and a decorative finial, with two chimney stacks on either side. The eaves have cast-iron guttering, with a downpipe located to the left of the porch. A projecting stone bay window features four lancet lights.

The southeast elevation displays a gable end with plain bargeboards and a bipartite window in the center. To the right is a blind wall of a later lean-to addition.

On the northeast elevation, there is a central gable with plain bargeboards and a decorative finial. It has a metal gutter and flashing, with a downpipe to the left of the window. A bipartite window with a stone mullion and sloping cill is present, along with a lean-to to the left that has a bipartite window with a chamfered stone mullion.

The northwest elevation features a gable end with open fretted bargeboards, although there is damage to the bottom left. It has a decorative finial and a projecting stone bay window with four lancet lights. A later extension is hidden to the left.

The original glazing has been lost, but the bottom timber sash and case remain. The roof is pitched and covered with slate, featuring lead ridging and flashing.

The interior was not seen in 2000 and is currently used as a store.

Local climate

Lodge, Beeslack House, Penicuik sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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