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Latitude: 55.9749 / 55°58'29"N
Longitude: -3.599 / 3°35'56"W
OS Eastings: 300310
OS Northings: 676921
OS Grid: NT003769
Mapcode National: GBR 1S.WFG6
Mapcode Global: WH5R8.P2DX
Plus Code: 9C7RXCF2+XC
Entry Name: Canal House, Manse Road, Linlithgow
Listing Name: Manse Road Canal House with Gig House Gatepiers and Boundary Wall
Listing Date: 22 February 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 382578
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37480
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Linlithgow, Manse Road, Canal House
ID on this website: 200382578
Location: Linlithgow
County: West Lothian
Town: Linlithgow
Electoral Ward: Linlithgow
Traditional County: West Lothian
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Probably High Baird engineer, earlier 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan classical house. Cream stugged sandstone rubble, squared and coursed to N (entrance) elevation, droved ashlar dressings. Base course, cill course at 1st floor, eaves course, cornice.
N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: central doorpiece set in round-arched recess with voussoirs; pilastered door, architrave, cornice, semi-circular umbrella fanlight and flush 2-leaf panelled doors. Windows in flanking bays. Regular fenestration above.
E (SIDE) ELEVATION: 1 window at ground to right.
S (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay, modern additions at ground, central stair window, windows to right and left at 1st floor.
12-pane sash and case windows. Grey slate piended roof, roof light at rear, end stacks.
GIG HOUSE: at rear, gabled, stugged cream sandstone rubble, segmental carriage arch to N elevation, narrow window to E and W gableheads, grey slate roof, ashlar coped skews, ball finials. Granite sets to forecourt. Stugged snecked sandstone walls, ashlar piers, corniced caps.
Canal House was the home of Hugh Baird the Union Canal engineer. Design of the doorpiece is similar to that at No 6 Royal Terrace.
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