Description

Thomas King, 1824. 2-storey and attic, 4-bay mirrored pair of houses. Painted render; rubble to sides. Base course; eaves course; cornice; blocking course; tympany gable.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps to central consoled, corniced block-pedimented doorpieces; timber doors; letterbox fanlights (geometrical pattern to No 49); 2 single windows to outer bays at ground; regular fenestration at 1st floor (non-aligned). Segmental headed dormers to outer right and left at attic.

Plate glass timber sash and case windows at ground floor; 12-pane at 1st floor; 16-pane at attic. Grey slate roof; rooflights; wallhead and gablehead stacks; circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen 1998.

Statement of Interest

A good pair of earlier 19th century houses fronting Fort Street, notable for their long consoled doorpieces and distinctive tympany gable. Ayr Baptist Church (see separate list description) stands adjacent.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17835522

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Recommended Books

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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)