Gloucester Lodge / House

The residence of a Mrs Laidler in the early C19, mentioned by McKenzie in 1829. Gloucester House is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map of 1864 on the north side of Westgate Road, between Elswick Cote to the west and Prospect Lodge to the east. The house was set in the centre of its grounds with a carriage drive to the front, and a number of small buildings to the rear. By the late 19th century it was surrounded by the terraced streets of Arthur's Hill, and shortly afterwards the house was demolished and the site used for a school.