Sir, - I am nearing completion of a thorough survey of gate lodges in Connaught, Leinster and Munster and, sadly, have found many to have been demolished, to be ruinous or derelict.
It is my hope to publish sequel volumes to The Gate Lodges of Ulster and it is to this end that I seek the assistance of your readers.
I am anxious to uncover old photographs of these little buildings before their demise or prior to alteration - even so much as a glimpse in the background of a family snap could be invaluable. Similarly, I am also keen to locate design drawings for gate lodges, whether or not they were executed. - Yours, etc.,
J.A.K. Dean, Manor Lodge, Glen Road, Hillhall, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT27 5JR.