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Latitude: 54.9053 / 54°54'19"N
Longitude: -5.027 / 5°1'37"W
OS Eastings: 206031
OS Northings: 560928
OS Grid: NX060609
Mapcode National: GBR FHZR.033
Mapcode Global: WH1R2.RYCX
Plus Code: 9C6PWX4F+45
Entry Name: 5 Fisher Street And Wellington House, Stranraer
Listing Name: Fisher Street, Wellington House and 5, the Cottage Including Boundary Walls, Gatepiers and Gates
Listing Date: 20 July 1972
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 388124
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41769
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Stranraer, 5 Fisher Street And Wellington House
ID on this website: 200388124
Location: Stranraer
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Town: Stranraer
Electoral Ward: Stranraer and the Rhins
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Early 19th century. 2-storey with attic and basement, 3 bay house with extension to E. Coursed sandstone ashlar to W elevation; painted rubble to other elevations. Base course; band course; cornice; blocking course.
W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps to pilastered and corniced doorpiece in bay to outer right; 6-panel timber door; letterbox fanlight; single window aligned above. Regular fenestration to bays to left; blind central window to upper storey. Blind window to single storey extension to outer left.
12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; stone skews; gablehead corniced stacks; moulded octagonal cans. (Stacks removed from former bank).
INTERIORS: not seen 1997.
BOUNDARY WALLS, GATEPIERS AND GATES: coped, painted rubble boundary wall enclosing site; square-plan corniced gatepiers with pyramidal caps to vehicular entrance; boarded timber gates; iron gate to pedestrian entrance.
Built as an attachment to Stranraer brewery, the house later became Custom House for Stranraer and then the office of the British Linen Bank. It was described in 1875 by W McIlwraith as, "... an exceedingly handsome building."
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