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Bielgrange

A Category A Listed Building in Stenton, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9718 / 55°58'18"N

Longitude: -2.613 / 2°36'46"W

OS Eastings: 361840

OS Northings: 675593

OS Grid: NT618755

Mapcode National: GBR 2Z.WLXH

Mapcode Global: WH8W4.T5X8

Plus Code: 9C7VX9CP+PR

Entry Name: Bielgrange

Listing Name: Bielgrange Farmhouse with Terrace and Retaining Walls

Listing Date: 5 February 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 348259

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14796

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Bielgrange Farm

ID on this website: 200348259

Location: Stenton

County: East Lothian

Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton

Parish: Stenton

Traditional County: East Lothian

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Description

Charles Ritchie, 1803, 2-storey 3-bay classical farmhouse
with single storey, single bay wings, and circa 1840 addition
to W. Droved, coursed red/grey sandstone ashlar: base course
and eaves cornice; blocking course to E elevation and single
storey wings.
E ELEVATION symmetrical; 3, 2-storey bays at centre
with blind segmentally arched panels at ground, each with
window; cill course below smaller 1st floor windows.
windows to each floor of bay, smaller at 1st floor;
stone bracketted canopy to doorway and panelled door,
blind 1st floor window above. Window to each advanced
single storey wing, that to right with smaller window
flanking by re-entrant angle.
N ELEVATION: triple segmental arcade and parapet above
eaves of lean-to roof behind; narrow windows to centre
and left bays.
S ELEVATION: piend roofed single storey service building
projecting at ground, probably added circa 1840,
contemporary with W addition.
INTERIOR: winding stair; bowed wall to hall and to
Dining Room; panelled doors and window shutters; some
decorative plasterwork; classical timber chimneypiece.
Small-pane glazing pattern to sash and case windows.
Grey slates; lead flashings. Ashlar wallhead stacks.
TERRACE AND RETAINING WALLS: rubble walls to curved
ha-ha by E elevation; ashlar coped rubble retaining walls to
W, with decorative cast- and wrought-iron railings and
gates.

Statement of Interest

The architect's initials "CR" are on the plans,

and his identity confirmed by the contract papers, which

reveal John Doughty to have been the mason. The

1st tenant was required never to plough the field to E of

the ha-ha. The house cost $1119.9.10, and the

commission sprang from the Biel estate. The steading to

W is not included in current listings.

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