Description

Late 18th century. 2-storey, 4-bay rectangular-plan symmetrical house, now offices. Whitewashed rubble; painted surrounds to openings. Projecting cills. Rubble and brick M-gabled warehouse to rear.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: single window to left; timber and glass door to right in elliptical-arched keystoned central pend; 2 single windows aligned above at 1st floor. Single windows at ground and 1st floor in bay to outer right. Single leaf timber door to outer left; single window at 1st.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows; cast iron rooflights. Grey slate roof; gablehead stacks with ashlar dressings; circular cans.

INTERIOR: modern commercial interior to house. Timber floor, pillars and roof to warehouse.

BOUNDARY WALLS: brick boundary wall enclosing site.

Statement of Interest

This property is an important one, for it provides the last remaining example of historic Stranraer port life in the form of the large warehouse to the rear of the house, which retains its glazing and timber loading bays.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17794303

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)