Description

John Paterson (initialled "JP"), dated 1868. 2-storey with basement, 4-bay symmetrical rectangular-plan double villa. Squared and snecked rubble with polished ashlar dressings at W (entrance) elevation. Base (painted) and eaves courses; quoin strips with nook-shafts and miniature carved capitals; bracketed cornice; nook-shafted margins and mullions with variety of foliate capitals; windows mainly round-arched at ground floor and segmental at 1st floor.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: entrances at 2nd and 3rd bays; round-arched tripartite door pieces (painted pinkish brown) with slim sash and case windows (etched glass at 45) flanking doorways; deep-set panelled doors; round-arched plate glass fanlights. Single windows above; full height canted windows with dividing cornices to advanced bays to outer left (painted) and outer right.

N ELEVATION: windows at ground and 1st floors; datestone beneath cornice return.

S ELEVATION: windows at ground and 1st floor.

E ELVATION: symmetrical fenestration; wooden sunporch (1969) with forestair to principal floor to outer right; 2-leaf glazed door at basement to outer left.

Plate glass sash and case windows to W; mixture of 3-pane and 12-pane sash and case with plate glass pivot window to E. Grey slate piended roof; lead flashing; moulded eaves guttering; 4 19th century segmental-arched dormers (2 to E, 2 to W); 6 corniced wallhead stacks (4 shouldered, 1 rendered).

INTERIORS: ornate plaster mouldings and encaustic tiles in vestibules; glazed tripartite vestibule doors.

Low boundary walls to street; detached garage to N.

Statement of Interest

The shafted mullions and margins with foliate capitals are quite badly weathered at No 45. This double villa is very similar in design to Nos 41 and 43, and 49 and 51 Lauder Road, also by Paterson.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17799202

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