Description

Later to late 18th century, converted to dwelling 1976 and extended 1983. 2-storey, 5-bay, rectangular-plan former washing and brewhouse. Coursed, squared granite with cherry caulking; harled to rear and to extension.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical with original small openings. Ground floor with window to centre, boarded timber doors in flanking bays and further windows to outer bays; regular fenestration to 1st floor. Slightly set-back single storey extension to outer right.

SW ELEVATION: gabled elevation with large window to 1st floor.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: 2 widely-spaced bays to left of centre

with windows to each floor, and further window to right at 1st floor. (All openings small). 3 small modern rooflights. Extension set-back at outer left.

NE ELEVATION: single storey extension projecting from gabled elevation.

9-pane glazing pattern in timber casement windows to N and S; 12- pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case window to W. Grey slates. Coped ashlar gablehead stacks. Ashlar-coped skews with block skewputts.

Statement of Interest

Formerly listed as 'Block of Offices 70yds N of House'. The washing and brewhouse does not appear on George Burnett's 1759 'Plan of Kemnay Farm, Gardens and New Ground' but is shown on the 1790 'Plan of the Farmlands and Policies of Kemnay'. Situated to the NE of Kemnay House, the unspoilt former washing and brewhouse is an important contribution to the small group of early structures supporting Kemnay House. A turf roofed, drystone rubble, vaulted ice house was formerly situated at the NE elevation of the Old Laundry.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17772718

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Recommended Books

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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)