Description

Mid 19th century, later 19th century additions. 2-storey, 3-bay house with single storey wing and gig-house to rear.

HOUSE: cream sandstone rubble, squared and coursed to N elevation, rendered porch.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 3 widely spaced bays; gabled and finialled later 19th century porch to centre with bargeboard and kingpost detail to apex, fanlit, 6-panelled door, narrow border-glazed windows on returns. Window to right and left. Symmetrically disposed windows at 1st floor.

E ELEVATION: bipartite window to centre at ground.

W ELEVATION: bipartite window to centre at ground, single window at 1st floor to right, window to outer right in 2-storey wing (later 19th century).

S (REAR) ELEVATION: 2-storey with gabled single bay wing projecting to left, window to centre at ground and 1st floor. Lower single storey wing projecting from centre joined to gig-house by low wall with doorway.

12-pane sash and case windows. Grey slate roof, ashlar coped skews, corniced sandstone stacks to gables, original display of cans.

GIG-HOUSE: cream sandstone rubble.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 3 bays: gabled bay to centre with window and brick apex stack, window to left, segmental-gig-arch to right with 2-leaf boarded doors.

S (REAR) ELEVATION: advanced block to left, small window to left, cat-slige roof; 2 windows recessed to right.

12-pane sash and case windows, boarded shutters lower, fixed glazing upper to windows at rear. Black pantiled piended roof.

BOUNDARY WALL: rubble wall to Linlithgow-Edinburgh road, taller gateway with boarded door.

Statement of Interest

B Group with Gateside steading listed separately.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56619611

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas