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Museum, 143 High Street, Linlithgow

A Category B Listed Building in Linlithgow, West Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9762 / 55°58'34"N

Longitude: -3.6034 / 3°36'12"W

OS Eastings: 300037

OS Northings: 677073

OS Grid: NT000770

Mapcode National: GBR 1S.WDFR

Mapcode Global: WH5R8.M19W

Plus Code: 9C7RX9GW+FJ

Entry Name: Museum, 143 High Street, Linlithgow

Listing Name: 143 High Street, Annet House

Listing Date: 16 March 1992

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 382496

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37410

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Linlithgow, 143 High Street, Museum
Annet House Museum and Garden

ID on this website: 200382496

Location: Linlithgow

County: West Lothian

Town: Linlithgow

Electoral Ward: Linlithgow

Traditional County: West Lothian

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Description

Late 18th century. 3-storey, 3-bay, classicaly detailed house. Cream squared and coursed sandstone rubble to N elevation, rendered to S elevation. Base course, raised margins, relieving arches over ground and 1st floor windows.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: pilastered, corniced and painted doorpiece to outer right with fanlight. Window to centre and to left, regular fenestration to 1st and 2nd floors, slightly smaller windows to latter.

S (REAR) ELEVATION): 3 bays; tall round-headed stair window to centre with wrought-iron balcony.

New (1991) 12-pane sash and case windows at ground; 12–pane at 1st and 2nd floors. Grey slate roof, small skylight to right, ashlar coped skews, substantial rendered stack to right gable, reduced to left.

Statement of Interest

Converted to local history museum 1991 (alterations by West Lothian District Council architects and Zoe Hall, designer). Rigg wall to rear with cistern dated 1866 with spouts marked 'rain' and 'spring'. Subteranean larder with iron gate in garden.

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