Description

Earlier 19th century. Pair of symmetrical, single-story, T-plan, Gothic lodges to N of former Castle Semple Estate with distinctive crennellated skews to gable ends at N. Painted rubble with contrasting raised ashlar margins. Later extensions to N and S and later rooflights. Entrance elevations facing driveway. Pointed-arched window openings to N.

Replacement timber windows with small pane glazing. Multi-pitch slate roof. Corniced gable-end stacks Plain skews to rear (S).

INTERIOR: (one property seen, 2011). Interior comprehensively modernised.

Statement of Interest

This set piece of a pair of former lodges provides a clearly defined entrance to the former Castle Semple Estate. They are a significant addition to the streetscape, with their unusual crenellated gable detailing. They are situated at the North side of the former Castle Semple Estate and would have provided a remarkable entrance for the visitor to the estate. The lodges were renovated to form two dwellings circa 2000.

Castle Semple Estate has a long history, originally associated with the Semple family who built the first Castle Semple and the collegiate church (scheduled monument, 2011) around 1504. In 1727, the Semples sold the estate to a sugar plantation owner, William McDowell. McDowell began a range of land improvements to the estate, which form the basis of the current estate, including building a new Castle Semple House and landscaping the grounds. The 2nd William MacDowell continued the improvements to the estate including erecting a Temple at the deer park in Kenmuir Hill (see separate listing). The Estate was sold in 1814 to a Major John Harvey who continued to improve the landscape, and the lodges are likely to date to this time on the estate. The family finances declined during the course of the 19th century and the estate was sold in 1908. After this, the house was converted to apartments and the land broken up into small holdings. The House was damaged by fire in 1924 and the central portion of it demolished in the 1960s. The central section of the estate is currently a Regional Park.

List description updated, 2012. Category changed from B to C(S).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56619417

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Recommended Books

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide