Description

Circa 1845 in earlier style. 2-storey, 3-bay house in plain classical style. Squared and snecked sandstone rubble to front and rear, more random to sides. Stugged dressings, with raised and droved margins.

W (FRONT) ELEVATION: 3 symmetrical bays. Central pedimented porch with round-arched doorway, backed by panelled door with plain arched fanlight, 2 flanking windows. 3 windows to 1st floor.

E (REAR) ELEVATION: plain and irregular, including central stair and single storey lean-to to left.

S ELEVATION: asymmetrical, 2 windows to ground, 1 to 1st floor.

N ELEVATION: blank, excepting single window to ground.

Windows all 12-pane sash and case, without horns. Roof piended in graded Scotch slate, later tiled ridge. Saddled stacks to each end in squared sandstone with cavetto copes and 3 decorative octagonal cans. Single stack also to rear in same style, cans missing.

INTERIOR: not seen 1996.

OUTBUILDING: to rear of house, single storey in snecked rubble with droved ashlar dressings. 2 windows and door to W elevation, 3 windows to E. Windows 6-pane, top-opening, door vertically boarded with plain fanlight. Roof piended in Scotch slate, ridge vent. Probably originally a stable.

GATEPIERS, GATE AND BOUNDARY WALLS: gatepiers in square section of droved ashlar, chamfered, pyramidal cope. Lintelled pedestrian gateway to left. Wrought-iron gates more recent. Garden walls approximately

6 ft in sandstone rubble with rubble (Galloway) cope.

Statement of Interest

This was formerly the Manse of the Free Church (Grange) in West Loan, founded after the Disruption of 1843.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17792192

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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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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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5