Description

1839, probably William Robertson. Large austere 3-storey, 3-bay S facing dwelling; coursed rubble; finely tooled dressings; raised margins. Polished ashlar moulded door piece to centre entrance approached by flight of stairs oversailing raised basement. 12-pane glazing. Eaves band; ridge and wallhead stacks; shallow piended slate roof.

To N, and linked by walls forming court, pair 2-storey 2-bay stables and coach house linked by Tudor arch, the arch repeated blind twice on each of the N (Mayne Road) elevations. Rubble with tooled margins; slate roof.

Rubble garden walls; railings to street.

Statement of Interest

Previously listed as West End Hotel. Former Church of Scotland Manse.

Heritors refused to spend more than ?1,000 on manse. To reduce cost intended portico and eaves cornice not constructed and other economies effected, resulting in very plain building.

Former Item 144 (1981 Revised List).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17825254

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)