Description

Late 17th century. T-plan house of 2 storeys and attic with
additions of mid 20th century. Main block E-W with shallower
arm to S. Harled sandstone rubble, ashlar margins, raised
cills. Pantiled roof with slate eaves, red tiled turret,
porch and oriel roofs. Harled gable stacks; plain copings
with sundial on W skew of S gable.
Entrance in W re-entrant angle into stair turret, through
semi-circular porch addition. Flush panelled door and
fanlight strip. Turret window at eaves level. Bipartite
inserted S of porch with 1st floor window above. North Street
gable of 2 bays, with windows at each floor. 2 small gable
head lights. S and E gables blank with gable head windows.
E WING: segmentally curved 20th century oriel addition to S
with windows to left, both small-pane casement windows.
INTERIOR: earlier features mostly removed. Stair and plan
form 19th century with remains of newel stair leading to
attic. Blocked finely moulded door surround in N wall. Late
17th century chimney on S wall of E wing and remains of
bull-nosed fireplace lintel concealed behind stair. Some
remaining plaster cornice fragments.
Garden wall to S and curved at SW corner.

Statement of Interest

Garden pavilion and conservatory listed separately. House

akin to 17th century laird's houses at Ford and Crichton.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17802551

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]