Description

James MacLaren, circa 1870. Sizable free neo-Jacobean

mansion, 2-storey and attic, coursed rubble with

semi-symmetrical ashlar west front, 3 bays, outer bays

advanced and gabled with corbelled octagonal chimney shafts,

left-hand bay has shallow ground floor tripartite,

broken-segmental pediment first floor bipartite, arched attic

window with keyblock; right-hand gable canted bay through

both floors, parapet raised in gablet with finial;

recessed centre bay contains ground floor porch projecting

slightly forward of flanking gabled bays, tripartite

treatment, stilted entablature on anta pilasters, pierced

parapet, single window with dormer head above N and S

elevations 3-bay, centre bays slightly advanced and gabled,

centre bay at N front has ground floor tripartite and 1st

floor bipartite with strapwork head, S elevation partly

overlaid by conservatory, centre 1st hood-moulded tripartite, cantilevered stone balcony with iron rail. Slated roof with

straight skews, stop-chamfered gable stacks with moulded

copes. Single-storey offices with louvred ventilators on E of

walled, court to rear, Garden wall with polygonal gatepiers.

Statement of Interest

Lodge simple and spoiled by modern porch.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17773919

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)