Description

James Black, 1829, early 20th century sympathetic addition. 2-storey, irregular 6-bay rectangular plan with additions, classically detailed mansion house. Harled with painted ashlar dressings and V-section channelled quoins, piended slate roof, corniced, panelled stacks; 2-pane sash and case windows, smaller to top throughout, some uPVC replacements in different style.

S ELEVATION: original 3-bay section: base course, central doorway with channelled pilasters and square Doric piered portico with entablature; 2-storey canted bay at W, window with moulded architraves above door, similar at E ground floor but set within large channelled pilasters with moulded cill and cornice, simple pilastered window at 1st floor; cill course at 1st floor on S and E elevations, modillion cornice and blocking course at S, E and W elevations. Addition at E with large canted ground floor window, 3 single symmetrical windows at 1st floor with architraves.

E AND W ELEVATIONS: asymmetrical windows with bracketted cills; large

5 light bow on E.

Gatepiers to S of main drive: possibly reusing late 17th century stone, squat ashlar with moulded bases and ogival caps; remains of side scrolls.

Statement of Interest

House divided for multiple occupancy; some inharmonious uPVC windows; grounds severely encroached by modern housing; gatepiers hidden in overgrown shrubbery and pieces of side scroll masonry scattered nearby.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56644037

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Recommended Books

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)