Description

John F Matthew, 1907 with later alterations to rear. Asymmetrical lodge on sloping site, single-storey with basement to NW. Conical-roofed circular corner tower to W. Painted render. Broad eaves; bell-cast piended roof. Half-glazed timber panelled door to tower; later flat-roofed porch with glazed timber boarded door to N. Small window with Gothic arch lintel to SE.

Predominantly 9-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; bowed glass to windows in corner tower. Central corniced stack with circular cans. Red tiles to roof; terracotta ridge tiles

Statement of Interest

Picturesque cottage at head of Dreghorn Loan, and closing the view from Laverockdale Crescent. Built for P. Roy Geddes as the lodge house for Dunalistair House (1902, A Hunter Crawford and Frank W. Simon, listed seperately). John F Matthew was Sir Robert Lorimer's chief draghtsman at the time, and was just beginning a small private practice of his own. Originally 2 bays, extended to rear in 1950s

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77777181

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)