The Hindu-Gothic Gate Lodge at
Dromana Estate, was commissioned by Henry Villiers-Stuart in 1825 as part of the Georgian
improvements to the Estate. The architect was Martin Day.
It stands at the end of a bridge
spanning the Finnisk river near Villierstown. It is believed to have been inspired by John Nash's
famous Pavilion for the Prince Regent and that a temporary version of the existing structure was
erected in honour of newly-weds returned from honeymoon in Brighton.
The Gate-Lodge comprises of a central
pointed archway topped with an onion dome and two side chambers, each with four windows and a
fireplace. In it's heyday, both chambers would have been brightly lit.
(Reference: Waterford City Library /
askaboutireland.ie)
