Description

1783, 2-storey manse, extended and given arcaded
facade, 1820. Pink sandstone ashlar frontage, rubble
elsewhere; base and band courses and cornice.
NW ELEVATION: 1820. 5-bay. Mid 19th century gabled
porch adjoined to penultimate bay to left, round-arched
window to front door on SW return; gablet skews and
ball finials. Regular windows to remaining bays at
ground, and in 1st floor, round-arched arcade of panels,
with window partly intercepted by porch made blind.
Outer right bay with rubble single storey, slightly
recessed lean-to with coped and segmental parapet.
"Dairy" incised above ground floor window of outer left bay.
SE ELEVATION: irregular. 4 bays of original house to
left, with piend-roofed, rectangular-plan stair block,
probably 1820, set in re-entrant angle with advanced
extension to right; 3 bays to left with regular windows
to each floor. 1 ground floor window and 1 central 1st
floor window to piend-roofed extension. Single storey
bay to outer left, detailed as above.
NE ELEVATION: 3 irregular openings, 1820.
SW ELEVATION: lean-to addition at ground, given modern
conservatory windows; 1st floor window to left and
central attic window in gablehead.
12-pane and 4-pane glazing patterns to sash and case
windows. Purple slates. Ashlar stacks.
STABLE COURTS: simple rectangular enclosure with coped
rubble boundary walls and stugged square ashlar
gatepiers, sited to SE of house. Alterations at N angle,
2 stable doors retained, and pigsty enclosures adjoined to
SE. Piend-roofed SE side, with 3 stable doors, 1 cart
door and windows. Cement cobbled court.
INTERIOR: timber stalls, wrought-iron hay basket and
stone flagging retained in SE row.
RETAINING WALLS AND GATEPIERS: rubble retaining walls;
square gatepiers to N.

Statement of Interest

The house originally served as Stenton Manse. Possibly

re-fenced and enlarged by William Burn (after a fire

caused by a bolt of lightning, in 1819), as an early

work by the young architect, who would later (1829) build

the new parish church in stugged pink sandstone ashlar.

Colin McWilliam suggests Sir Robert Smirke's possible

involvement, probably in consideration of the blind arcade

designed by him at Whittinghame House Stables.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17792598

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)