Description

Probably William Robertson, Elgin, 1832-5. S facing,
2-storey over raised basement, 3-bay house. Harl pointed
rubble, harled flanks, polished ashlar margins and
dressings. Centre entrance with corniced and pilastered
doorpiece, rectangular fanlight and panelled door. 2
ground floor and 1st floor window in W gable. 12-pane
glazing; twin coped ridge stacks; shallow piended slate
roof with projecting soffitted eaves.
INTERIOR: slender wooden balusters to staircases:
panelled window shutters.
STEADING: also probably William Robertson, 1829. L-plan
range, rubble, contrasting tooled ashlar dressings.
Single storey and loft, 4-bay stable and gighouse with
long elevation facing W and with modern garage doors
closing 2 former gighouse entrances; 4 loft windows
with later shutters. Further single storey byre range
at right angles. Piended slate roofs.
WALLED GARDEN: 1830. Sited between steading and house.
Rubble walled garden with tooled ashlar cope.

Statement of Interest

Before 1829 the manse of Alves was in a ruinous state

and the Minister granted (1829) $40 per annum in lieu of

manse until 1834 when the new manse was to be completed

on a site westwards of the old. The new site was agreed

for the new steading and walled garden by 1829 and these

were completed before the manse which was finished in

1835.

William Robertson is known to have worked for Mr

Alexander Forteath of Newton, one of the Heritors and

probably for Miss Brodie of Milton Brodie, another

Heritor.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17829190

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Recommended Books

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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)