Description

Mid 19th century. 2-storey, 7-bay pair of traditional houses with 2-storey houses adjoining to rear. Chlorite-slate rubble with large quoins, projecting cills and slab lintels. Harl pointing lined as ahlar at No 50.

NOS 48 AND 50:

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: near symmetrical. Bays to right with modern door to centre, windows in flanking bays and panelled timber door with letterbox fanlight to outer right, 3 regularly-disposed windows at 1st floor. Bays to left mirror the above but with part-glazed panelled timber door and door to outer left blocked.

E ELEVATION: gabled bay to left with No 46 (see below) adjoining at outer right.

W ELEVATION: gabled bay to right with window to left at ground and blocked window to centre above. Slightly recessed bays to left with 2 windows to ground and dormerheaded window breaking eaves at outer left.

NO 46:

E ELEVATION: bay to left of centre with 2-leaf boarded timber door and plate glass fanlight, window to right and dormerheaded window above.

Lying 12-pane glazing pattern to S at 1st floor outer right and ground floor outer left, 4-pane and plate glass glazing patterns elsewhere, all in timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slates. Coped ashlar stacks with some cans. Overhanging eaves,

ANCILLARY BUILDING: fine rectangular-plan rubble and slate ancillary to rear of No 46. Stone forestair and boarded timber door to E; further unaltered openings to N and S.

Statement of Interest

Group with 13-25, 35-45, 4-8, 12-16, 22-26 and 30-44. The present houses in Kenmore Street were built on the site of 19th century flax spinners cottages, and the houses adjoining to the rear of every close were used as cow byres before conversion to dwellings.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56625557

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)