Ornamental Gate Piers And Gates, West Lodge, Milne Graden

Probably James Gillespie Graham, circa 1826. Single-storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan, piend-roofed, Classical gatelodge with projecting Tuscan order portico and small 20th century rear extensions. Cream polished sandstone ashlar; extensions rendered. Base course; moulded eaves course; blocking course. Raised moulded window margins, projecting cills.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: wide distyle pedimented portico with Tuscan pilasters at rear flanking recessed six-panelled timber entrance door. Symmetrical flanking windows.

Non-traditional uPVC windows imitating original 12-pane glazing pattern. Central brick stack with yellow clay cans. Grey slate roof.

GATEPIERS AND GATES: circa 1826. Four fine elaborate cast-iron square-section gatepiers to vehicle and pedestrian entrances with geometric and floral decoration including Greek key pattern to finials. Central piers surmounted by brackets for lamps; outer piers by crosses with acorn finials. Spear-head cast-iron gates with similar decorative motifs to piers. Low curved, coped ashlar wing walls. Square ashlar piers at road with moulded overhanging pyramidal caps.