Lodge, Charterhall

Possibly John Smith, earlier to mid 19th century with later additions and alterations. Single storey with attic, 3-bay gabled Tudor-detailed gate lodge with lean-to addition at rear. Squared and snecked tooled cream sandstone; sandstone ashlar dressings. Raised base course; droved quoins; droved long and short surrounds to chamfered openings.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: gabled porch off-set to right of centre with timber panelled door; plate glass fanlight; chamfered surround; blind armorial panel above. Single window at ground in bay recessed to outer right. Gabled bay advanced to outer left with projecting stone-mullioned bipartite window centred at ground; single window aligned above; surmounting ball finial.

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: projecting gabled wing with single window centred at ground; sandstone pentice canopy; blind arrowslit aligned above. Single window in porch recessed to outer left. Lean to addition recessed to outer right.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: single window at ground off-set to right of centre; blind elevation to lean-to addition to outer left.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: gabled wing slightly advanced to left with part-glazed boarded timber door centred at ground; pentice porch; single window aligned above with sandstone pentice canopy; small single window at ground in bay to outer left. Single window at ground in bay recessed to outer right.

Predominantly lying-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; raised skews; moulded skewputts. Prominent central ridge stack with 3 linked, diagonally-set corniced sandstone flues; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

QUADRANT WALLS, GATEPIERS AND GATES: squared coping to tooled sandstone walls flanking entrance. Square-plan sandstone ashlar gatepiers with chamfered angles, tiered pyramidal caps; decorative iron gates.