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Levenford House Garden Walls and Gateway, West Bridgend, Dumbarton

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General Details and Location

Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Levenford House Garden Walls and Gateway
Other Name(s)
Address
West Bridgend, Dumbarton
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
5584
Listing Category
B
OS Grid Ref
NS 39071 75435
Location Type
Urban
HS Reference No
24917

Description

Round-arched and rope-moulded gateway to West Bridgend, flanked by blind slits and conical-roofed round turrets; coping raised over central
panel. 3 wooden gates. Crenellated boundary wall to West Bridgend (continued north and south later in century). North and South garden walls stepped to slope; gateway to Helenslee Road has dummy gun ports and no gatepiers. All squared rubble with ashlar dressings. (Historic Scotland)

Building Dates
Circa 1853
Architects
J T Rochead

Category of Risk and Development History

Condition
Fair
Category of Risk
Low
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
23/4/2013, 05/02/2020
Development History
23 April 2013: External inspection finds the striking stone garden walls, gateway and decorative features in generally fair condition but in need of maintenance and repair; the gate arch is becoming very overgrown with ivy and walls elsewhere exhibit localised areas of stone decay and excessive moss/ plant growths. The timber gates are decaying and in need of substantial repair.
5 February 2020: External inspection finds large parts of the walls and gateway are covered with extensive vegetation growths. Ivy has been removed form the north wall, but plants have taken hold of the main gateway and parts of the West Bridgend section of wall. The extent of the vegetation growths is likely to be causing damage to the upper masonry of the main gateway. However, the stonework elsewhere remains in much the same condition as seen previously. Remains At Risk.

Guides to Development

Conservation Area
Kirktonhill
Planning Authority Contact
PAC Telephone Number
01389 738794

Availability

Current Availability
Not Available
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown

Information Services

Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Online Resources
Classification
Ancillary Buildings
Original Entry Date
25-JUL-13
Date of Last Edit
27/08/2013