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The Boathouse, Glenbrook House, Glenbrook Road, Balerno, Edinburgh

A Category C Listed Building in Pentland Hills, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

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

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Description

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.

Statement of Interest

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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