Description

Earlier 19th century, with later additions and subdivided into

3 houses, in 1927. 2-storey (with attic and basement to sides and rear), 3-bay classical villa. Painted ashlar; rubble with droved dressings to side and rear elevations. Base course, cill course at 1st floor, cornice and blocking course; broad corner pilasters. Moulded architraves with panelled aprons.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: slightly advanced bay to centre; 5 steps to open porch, pilastered to elevation, coupled Greek Doric fluted columns supporting corniced entablature; panelled door, 5 oval-paned rectangular fanlight and window at 1st floor above. Windows to each floor of flanking bays.

NE ELEVATION: windows at ground and 1st floor to centre; window at basement and 1st floor of bay to left; blank bay to right. Entrance to No 17 at basement.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: symmetrical; round-arched stair window at centre, with keystone; harled extension below and part masking stair window.

12-paned timber sash and case windows. Piended slate roof with central piended dormers to front and rear; flat roof to extension to rear. Wallhead shouldered stacks at bay to centre of side elevations.

INTERIOR: staircase now altered; good plasterwork throughout; etched glass tripartite vestibule screen; fluted Corinthian mahogany chimneypiece with tripartite overmantel (possibly later than house).

BOUNDARY WALLS: stugged ashlar with polished ashlar coping; formerly with cast-iron railings.

Statement of Interest

The house, according to W Allen Maclean (P 64), was owned by Mr William Baird, the local historian, and it was here that he lived until his death in February 1926. The heavy plasterwork is of very fine quality. W Kerr Duncan applied to Dean of Guild for permission to subdivide house in to 3 houses, in December 1927, and also to erect the adjacent semi-detached villas, Nos 9-11 and 19-21.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17808612

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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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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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)