Description

1.
1605

6/404
FILEY ROAD
(west side)
No 3 " Dunollie "
the address shall be amended to read
FILEY ROAD
(west side)
No 31 " Dunollie "

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FILEY ROAD
1.
1605
(westside)
No 3 " Dunollie"
TA 0487 - TA 0587 6/404

II
Large house. 1901. Designed by A.J. Penty in the neo Georgian
style. Red brick with ashlar dressings and hipped and bell-canted
Cumberland slate roof. 9 tall brick stacks. Moulded and decorated
eaves. Glazing bar sash windows throughout. East entrance front
has 5 bay recessed centre, and projecting 3 bay wings. Central
section has ashlar entrance colonnade with pairs of Ionic columns
supporting a plain entablature topped by a balustrade. Central
double glazed panel doors with segmental over-light and flanking
half columns, to the left a 3 light mullion window with iron
casements. Above a central glazed balcony door with over-light
in wooden surround carved with fruit, flanked by 2 sashes. Above
three 3-light dormer windows with iron casements. The projecting
wings each have 4 plain pilaster strips, with three sashes with
keystones;and above 3 further sashes, above again single 4-light
dormer windows. Set back to right a 4 bay wing with 3 sashes, and
above 3 smaller sashes. South garden front has projecting 2
storey canted bay, with a central glazed garden door, flanked by
sashes, above again an open sleeping balcony with plain
balustrade and hipped roof. To the south-west a lean-to
conservatory with beyond a tall 2 storey transom and mullion
window -lighting the great hall.
Interior: Panelled vestibule with barrel vault leading to 2
storey great hall with wooden roof, gallery with turned
balusters, panelling with fluted Doric pilasters, a four-centred
arched stone fireplace and a built in organ with C17 style wooden
case, and a tall oriel window Art Nouveau style stained glass.
Dog leg staircase with turned balusters and square newels.
Morning room, now library, has mid-C18 style decoration with
panelled walls,plaster ceiling and coving and elaborate fireplace
with panelled over mantle. Drawing room has early - C18 style
decoration with bracketed plaster coving and wreathed plaster
ceiling with fluted Ionic pilasters either-side of a carved
marble fireplace. Billiard room has wainscot panelling and
plaster ceiling with raised seating around the walls. Dining room
has sumptuous mid - C18 style decoration with a fireplace recess
with fluted Doric marble columns in - antis between pilasters
white marble with black bases and capitals. Panelling, fluted
Ionic pilasters, fine carved door cases, a bolection mould
fireplace and an oval wreathed plaster ceiling. Bedrooms also
have good quality plaster-work, the Master Bedroom is in the Adam
style.

Listing NGR: TA0425387091

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26562573

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