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Latitude: 55.6522 / 55°39'8"N
Longitude: -3.1892 / 3°11'21"W
OS Eastings: 325263
OS Northings: 640496
OS Grid: NT252404
Mapcode National: GBR 6352.BN
Mapcode Global: WH6V4.Z6H8
Plus Code: 9C7RMR26+V8
Entry Name: 1 Bridgegate, Peebles
Listing Name: 1 Bridgegate
Listing Date: 29 March 1995
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 384736
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB39152
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200384736
Location: Peebles
County: Scottish Borders
Town: Peebles
Electoral Ward: Tweeddale West
Traditional County: Peeblesshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Dated 1903. 3-storey corner block with shop at ground and turret at corner. Coursed stugged cream sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. Base course, polished ashlar at ground with cornice, moulded eaves course; plate glass shop windows; chamfered arrises and shaped aprons to upper floors.
E (BRIDGEGATE) ELEVATION: chamfered corner with segmental-headed doorway, glazed door and plate glass fanlight, corbelled turret at 2nd floor with 3 windows and conical roof with cast-iron finial. 2 bays to right; at ground, shop window to left, panelled door with plate glass fanlight and pediment to right, with closet window to far right. Windows to both bays at 1st floor; framed panel at 2nd floor to left (see NOTES), window with crowstep gabled dormerhead to right.
S (NORTHGATE) ELEVATION: single bay, chamfered corner to right (see above). At ground, shop window displaced to right with chamfered corner to left (wynd beyond); upper floor windows displaced to left, below consoled wallhead stack.
Timber sash and case 4-pane windows. Grey slates; ashlar-coped skews; corniced ashlar stacks, bulbous cans.
Physical and strong visual link with neighbouring Veitch's (see separate listing). The panel is inscribed 'RB1759-1814, IN 1778-1843, REBUILT BY RBA 1903'.
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