Description

Earlier-mid 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay villa. E elevation stugged, squared and snecked rubble, remaining elevations random; ashlar dressings. Base course. Eaves cornice and blocking course. Raised margins and angle margins.

E (ESKBANK ROAD) ELEVATION: painted severe pilastered doorpiece, with cornice and deep blocking course, at centre; panelled door and 2-pane strip fanlight; encaustic tiled vestibule floor and finely etched 2-pane internal fanlight. Full-height advanced panel in bay to left; bipartite window and cill course at ground and 1st floors. Regular fenestration in remaining bays. Decorative cast-iron window box holder to window at centre.

W ELEVATION: stair window at centre; regular fenestration to outer bays. Single storey piend-roofed rubble kitchen block adjoined at centre; door to N, 2 windows to W and window to S; stack to NW corner.

S ELEVATION: window to left of centre at ground.

N ELEVATION: blank. Brick screen wall with garden door adjoined to right.

Plate glass margin to margin pane stair window. Grey slates to piend and platform roof. Wallhead stacks to N and S, part replacement to N.

Low ashlar coped rubble retaining wall; corniced and chamfered gatepiers. Modern garage adjoined to brick wall to N.

Statement of Interest

B Group with Nos 40, 42, 46 and 48 Eskbank Road, and Nos 1, and 2 Avenue Road. This villa was built sometime between 1835 and 1853. It was used as a commercial premises by the Bank of Scotland from circa 1897-1927.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17827326

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (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)