Description

J A W Grant, Edinburgh. 1939. Symmetrical crescent of 3
linked blocks comprising 10, 2-storey council houses of Arts
and Crafts style. 9 of 3 apartments, one of 4. Harled.
12-pane glazing pattern. Steeply pitched slate roofs, swept
at eaves. Harled ridge stacks. Original doors retained with
small upper panels.
MAIN TERRACE S FRONT: 9 recessed bays with central arched,
voussoired pend. Tripartites in ground floor flanking paired
doors. Gabled dormer heads to 1st floor, breaking eaves with
small 4-pane lights under eaves, above door. Advanced gabled
ends each with 2 ground floor and single 1st floor windows.
Simple rear elevation with continuous roof. 1st floor windows
breaking eaves under swept roofs.
PAVILIONS: linked to curved terrace by mutual single storey
porches and covered pend. L-plan, with 3-bays to the green.
Similar detailing. Outer gables with asymmetrical openings.

Statement of Interest

Unusual and late essay in crescent form. Sited E of Bleaching

Field and former Seafield Brickworks, from which its name

derived.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17802490

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  For the Record
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability