Description

Earlier 19th century. 3-storey, 4-bay (irregular) tenement with modern shop fronts included at ground. Stugged squared and coursed rubble; rendered and painted masonry around shop fronts; ashlar dressings and mullions. Droved raised margins. Base course. Band course between fascia and 1st floor cills. Lintel course at eaves level. Eaves cornice.

E (HIGH STREET) ELEVATION: keystoned and moulded depressed-arched pend (Wilson's Close West) in bay to outer left. Decorative late 19th century shop front divisions retained, comprised of 3 panelled piers dividing irregular bays, each with carved panels and paired consoles. Regularly disposed fenestration at 1st and 2nd floors, with outer left bay spaced widely to left. Broad tripartite windows in inner bays to each floor.

W ELEVATION: regrettably altered pantiled and rubble 2-storey house adjoined to right; large blank modern warehouse addition to left.

N (WILSON'S CLOSE WEST) ELEVATION: blank.

S ELEVATION: adjoined to modern building, Nos 63 and 65 High Street.

Plate glass glazing pattern in sash and case windows. Coped skews. Harled gablehead stack to S, stack to N removed. Grey slates.

Statement of Interest

B Group with Nos 75, 77 and 79, 81, 83 and 85, 87, 89 and 91, and 93 High Street, and No 1 Edinburgh Road.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17827346

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5