Craigesk House And Gates, Lothianbridge

Earlier 19th century with later alterations. 2-storey; 3-bay square-plan house with further storeys and bays to NW elevation by river bank. Coursed sandstone ashlar; base, band and eaves courses; cornice. Raised surrounds to windows; moulded brackets to most window cills.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: recessed central bay; panelled 2-leaf door; flanking windows; advanced columned porch with stone cornice and decorative balustrade. 2 windows above porch. Advanced flat-roofed projecting fenestration bay to left; mullioned tripartite ground floor window; mullioned bipartite 1st floor window. Bay to far right; slightly advanced; round-headed, mullioned tripartite ground floor windows; single window above.

NE ELEVATION: symmetrical 3-bays; projecting central bay with round-headed, mullioned, bipartite ground floor window; single window above; ground floor window to left bay; 1st floor window centred above; door and modern conservatory to right bay; single 1st floor window.

NW ELEVATION: partially seen, 1999. 5-bays; varying storeys following slope of river bank. Round-headed mullioned, bipartite ground floor window; single window above to outer left bay. Recessed bay to right; external stairs lead from ground to door; round-headed mullioned, tripartite window at 1st floor. Recessed bay to right; 4-storeys; door in lower storey; single window at 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors. 2 further bays to right with windows.

SW ELEVATION: partially seen, 1999. Advanced 2-storey fenestration bay to right; mullioned bow windows at each storey. Single window at 1st floor to left; glazed patio area below with ball finials to wall. Bay to left; sloping roof below wallhead; wallhead chimney.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1999.

Variety of glazing patterns in timber sash and case windows. Piended

slate roof surmounted by weathervane; numerous corniced stacks with octagonal cans. Gas lamp by entrance dated 1913; similar lamp attached to E corner of house.

BOUNDARY WALL AND ENTRANCE GATES: single gatepier in driveway near lodge; sandstone pier; corniced coping stone. Large rubble wall; flat ashlar coping continues from entrance drive to gatepier north eastwards, turning N by Newbattle Viaduct with central arched entrance; brick voussiors; sandstone keystone; double timber gates; flanking chamfered piers and pyramidal coping stones; single timber door to left.