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Fort Johnson — Glennan

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Fort Johnson — Glennan
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Quadrant entrance gateway to Fort Johnson country house, erected c.1800, comprising square-plan cut sandstone outer and inner piers, with moulded copings and plinths, outer having ball finials and inner having lamps. Cast-iron decorative railings on moulded sandstone plinth walls. Double-leaf cast-iron vehicular gate to centre. Detached L-plan three-bay single-storey former gate lodge, built c.1800, having lean-to extensions to rear. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks with dentil course to cap, cast-iron rainwater goods and moulded render eaves course. Roughcast rendered walls having channelled render quoins and render plinth course. Square-headed window openings throughout with render reveals, painted render sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, some with exposed sash boxes. Square-headed door opening to front (south) elevation having render reveal, timber panelled door and sidelights.

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