Description

Circa 1840. 2-storey, 3-bay house. Stugged, squared and
snecked sandstone with raised, droved ashlar dressings and
eaves course; rubble at rear and sides. Sited prominently on
bend of Main Street.
W ELEVATION: gabled porch advanced at centre, with round
arched doorway, 2-leaf panelled doors and decorative
fanlight; slate roof. Windows flanking and to each bay at 1st
floor.
S ELEVATION: canted bay added at ground at centre, with stone
roof; remaining walls blank.
E ELEVATION: single storey piend roof projection, probably
added shortly after, to centre and right bays, with jarring
window enlargement. Widely spaced 1st floor windows in outer
bays.
N ELEVATION: former service court covered as garage; blank
1st floor bays.
12-pane glazing pattern to sash and case windows.
Shouldered, ashlar coped wallhead stacks; slated piend roof
with lead flashings.
RETAINING WALLS: ashlar coped rubble parapet wall to W front,
and rubble garden walls.

Statement of Interest

Earlier 20th century, timber summerhouse in garden. Allegedly

built by a Mr Whitelaw, in whose family the house remained

until 1960s, on a lease and hence the name.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17805076

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair