HOUSING Please choose one ADMINISTRATION AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS COMMUNICATIONS CONFLICT CULTIVATION ENCLOSURES ENERGY EXTRACTION FLOODING GRAZINGS HOUSING KNOWLEDGE LEISURE MANUFACTURE PERCEPTION SETTLEMENTS TRADES Vernacular housing Estate housing Industrial housing Farm houses Public housing Lairds' housing Lodge and park gates, Stroquhan, Dunscore, Dumfries-shire Entrances to the private landscaped grounds, around country houses, were guarded by lodges. It was the role of the lodge-keeper – often an elderly estate employee – to give access for bona fide visitors and to exclude undesirables. The iron gates barred the way to any unwanted visitors. Lodges were small, but often reflected the architectural style of the mansion. This lodge is in a mild form of 'Tudor-bethan'. Resource pack   1     2     3     4