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Latitude: 55.0488 / 55°2'55"N
Longitude: -3.593 / 3°35'34"W
OS Eastings: 298318
OS Northings: 573855
OS Grid: NX983738
Mapcode National: GBR 3BB1.XY
Mapcode Global: WH5WQ.SC6D
Plus Code: 9C7R2CX4+GQ
Entry Name: Hestan House, Crichton Royal Hospital, Bankend Road, Dumfries
Listing Name: The Crichton, Hestan House
Listing Date: 1 November 1995
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 338389
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB6702
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200338389
Location: Dumfries
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Nith
Parish: Dumfries
Traditional County: Dumfriesshire
Tagged with: Hospital building
James Flett, 1924. 3 storey, symmetrical 11 bay, rectangular plan villa with single storey entrance wing to west. Red sandstone with polished ashlar dressings. String and cill courses; margined windows; some corniced and architraved windows at ground and 1st floors; blocking course with pedestals and part balustraded parapet.
ENTRANCE WING: W elevation with tripartite doorway to centre, paired windows flanking. Symmetrical 4 bay side elevations.
MAIN VILLA: N ELEVATION: slightly advanced bay to centre and end 2 bays with recessed 3 bays between. End bay to left with doorway. Bipartite windows to each floor of centre bay and flanking bays, remaining bays with single windows.
E ELEVATION: 3 bay; doorway to centre at semi basement, bipartite windows flanking. Modern glazed covered walkway to doorway. Bipartite windows to each bay at 1st and 2nd floors above.
S ELEVATION: as N elevation.
INTERIOR: not seen.
4 pane timber sash and case windows. Flat roof. Cast iron rainwater goods.
Hestan House was built as a nurses' home.
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