Description

George Smith, architect, 1831. Classical curved terrace,
truncated at S, adjoining Woodside Terrace at N 3-bay
elevation to each house; 2 storeys, attics, basement and
sub-basement at rear.
Polished ashlar, stonecleaned or painted ground floor,
channelled with bold voussoirs over openings, except at
Nos 14 and 15. Shallow advanced 6-bay pavilions.
3-storey at Nos 8 and 9; 2 storeys at Nos 14 and 15.
Steps oversailing basement to recessed tripartite doors
with fanlights and sidelight. 2-storey pavilion: paired
Greek Doric porches with carved frieze and balcony over;
ground floor windows architraved and aproned. All
upper windows architraved. 3-storey pavilion with
bracketted windows: 2 corniced and 4 pedimented at 1st
floor. Ashlar brackets support full-width decorative
cast-iron balcony. Sash windows plate-glass or 4-pane
glazing. Band course between floors; eaves course;
cornice; deep plain parapet at pavilions; otherwise roof
balustrade with dormers behind. Octagonal flues below
ridge, plain above; slate roofs. Cast-iron railings to
basement and steps. No 13 copper door lettering and
good basement and steps. No 13 copper door lettering
and good leaded glass fanlight. Rear elevation: Nos 6
and 7 with Tudor details. Near full-height canted bay
window with crenellated parapet to No 6. At No 7
full-height square bay window on square pillars rises
from basement.
At No 19 free-standing laundry; Robert Thomson,
architect, 1899. Single storey polished ashlar building
with piended roof. 5-bay elevation; advanced centre
3-bays with tall transomed windows breaking through
eaves with heavy cornice and parapet. Right bay
originally door, now window; left bay, window mullion
removed.

Statement of Interest

Formerly Britannia Place. Part of Woodlands Hill A

Group.

Upgraded B to A 20.5.86.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata IDs Q17577751 Q56293964

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)