Description

T G Abercrombie, architect 1901-2. Arts and Crafts.
Irregular L-plan house, 3-storey north and centre towers
with 2-storey north link and east wings. Harled with ashlar
dressings. Porch splayed to re-entrant angle with Ionic
columns and segmental open pediment. Architraved doorpiece
and round arched pend to east elevation of north tower.
Windows mainly mullioned and transomed except to west
elevation where mainly sashes. 2-storey canted windows with
battlemented parapets to south elevation and east elevation
of north wing. Single storey projecting windows to south
elevation and to north elevation of east wing to 1st and
2nd floors at south west corner and to 1st floor of north
corner of east wing, both with battlemented parapets. Some
upper floor windows have gablets raised through eaves.
Green slate roofs including towers with straight skews and
harled stacks. Interior altered when flatted but much
decorative work survives - panelling, chimney pieces,
coffered ceiling etc.

Statement of Interest

1st appears in 1901-2 Paisley Directory when George V

Boyd lived there, but in 1898-9 Directory Boyd is given

as living at Crosbie, Stonefield. Now divided into 2 units.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q15109087

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)