Description

Earlier to mid 19th century. Single storey and raised basement 3-bay house, as 2-storey on falling ground to rear, with piend and platform roof. Coursed, droved and stugged ashlar with droved long and short work margins and base course.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: architraved openings; flight of steps to panelled door with plate glass fanlight at centre 1st floor over part basement, windows in flanking bays at both floors.

E ELEVATION: symmetrical. Centre deep-set flush-panelled door with 6-pane fanlight and windows in flanking bays, regular windows at 1st floor.

12-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slates with coped ashlar wallhead stacks and moulded cans.

INTERIOR: some decorative plasterwork cornicing, timber fire-surrounds and stone stair.

OUTBUILDING, BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS: single storey rubble wash-house at part-basement level. Door to E and window to S with adjacent stone water tank draining to inside of wash-house. Coped rubble boundary walls with modern cast-iron railings and 19th century cast-iron railings with curved handrail.

Statement of Interest

2-level house retaining original features, and as such a good example of an unusual type.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56628412

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)