Description

Later 18th century with earlier 19th century additions. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay, single one room deep villa with later single storey 2-bay wing and converted service range. Cream sandstone with ashlar dressings. Ground rises to rear.

ORIGINAL HOUSE: E ELEVATION: symmetrical; diagonally droved coursed stone and long and short rusticated quoins. Panelled door with

rectangular plate glass fanlight in pedimented doorcase with lugged architrave; regular fenestration; pair of piend-roofed dormers at wallhead.

S ELEVATION: 2-bay harled gable end; right bay with windows to both floors, left bay with door at ground; attic window to left in gablehead.

W ELEVATION: harl-pointed; stair window at centre; ground floor parlty sunken with small window at left; 1st floor windows to outer bays.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Ashlar coped skews, scrolled skewputts to front; grey slates; brick stacks.

LATER WING AND SERVICE RANGE: later single storey 2-bay harl-pointed wing to N; recently converted lower service range extending W beyond with skylights in roof. 4-pane timber sash and case windows. Ashlar coped skews; piended roof to service range; grey slates; brick stack.

INTERIOR: 2 neo-classical gesso fireplaces; panelled dado and shutters. 19th century plasterwork.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: rubble wall with ashlar coping, drops at front with pair of squat obelisk gatepiers and 20th century wrought-iron gate. Secondary entrance to N blocked.

Statement of Interest

In 1824 lived by Rev Mr Ralston of the Relief Church in Bank Street (now Currie Street).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17850364

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)