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Latitude: 55.8805 / 55°52'49"N
Longitude: -3.3617 / 3°21'42"W
OS Eastings: 314908
OS Northings: 666103
OS Grid: NT149661
Mapcode National: GBR 40YF.ZT
Mapcode Global: WH6SX.BGF8
Plus Code: 9C7RVJJQ+68
Entry Name: The Boathouse, Glenbrook House, Glenbrook Road, Balerno, Edinburgh
Listing Name: Glenbrook Road, the Boathouse with Gatepiers
Listing Date: 26 October 1994
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 363638
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26805
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200363638
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Pentland Hills
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Gatehouse
Early 19th century. Single storey, 3-bay picturesque lodge. Squared, stugged and snecked sandstone with polished sandstone margins and dressings; quoin strips; base course.
W (MAIN) ELEVATION: 3 symmetrical bays now with out-of-character lean-to plywood and plastic porch/greenhouse at centre masking door (fanlight of door visible above). Flanking windows.
E ELEVATION: 3 windows symmetrically disposed; low, lean-to timber structure at outer right.
N & S ELEVATIONS: window placed at centre of each bowed end.
12-pane sash and case windows; air vent panes incorporated into window to N and S ends. Grey slate piended roof, lead flashing; overhanging eaves. Sandstone, corniced stack at centre ridge.
INTERIOR: originally 2 large rooms now subdivided and modernised; some simple cornices and ceiling rosettes remaining.
GATEPIERS: ashlar gatepiers with chamfered arrises and cushioned triangulated caps to right of lodge and originally the main entrance to Glenpark.
The lodge was the lodge to Glenpark House, since demolished. Glenpark stables to the NW of the lodge are listed separately.
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