Watling Lodge

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Title

Watling Lodge

Description

Watling Lodge is a finely detailed and well-preserved example of a late 19th century Arts and Crafts villa, with the added importance of being constructed directly upon one of the best preserved stretches of the Antonine Wall. The villa was built in 1893 for Mr Fairley, the proprietor of a nearby chemical works. Red sandstone and the copious use of timber give the building a warm welcoming aspect. The green slated roof is broken up by prominent jettied half-timbered dormers with carved bargeboarded gables; and is capped by terracotta ridge tiles and underlined by overhanging bracketed eaves.

The timber sash and case windows contain examples of patterned, stained, frosted and leaded glass and this is echoed by the richly decorated lobby door and surround. The interior is richly finished with timber, panelled plaster and glass.

Both the main house and the brick stable block are today used by the Barnardo’s Cluaran Service and the Barnardo’s Axis Service – it is not a residential children’s home.

Open courtesy of Barnardo’s Scotland.

Wheelchair access to ground floor only. Parking on street/ disabled spaces in drive.

Source

falkirk

Date

1893

Type

Museum

Identifier

2050

Spatial Coverage

current,55.99813,-3.827603;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Watling Lodge

Place

Falkirk

IsNewThisYear

Yes

AddressLine2

Tamfourhill Road

OpeningDate1

21/9/2014

OpeningTime1

10am - 4pm

OpeningTime2

12.30pm - 4.30pm

Activities

GUIDED ANTONINE WALL WALK

SUN 2PM

MEET OUTSIDE CALLENDAR HOUSE

FREE NON-TICKETED

A walk along the Wall from Callendar House to Watling Lodge will be guided by the local archaeologist.

Watling Lodge - open courtesy of Barnardo’s Scotland.

Wheelchair access to ground floor only. Parking on street/ disabled spaces in drive.

WC

Yes

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

Yes

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

13006

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

FK1 4RE

Citation

“Watling Lodge,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/2048.

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