Description

Later 19th century with later additions and alterations. Single storey with attic, picturesque, 3-bay terraced cottage. Stugged ashlar with droved ashlar dressings; harl-pointed rubble to rear with modern lean- to harled addition with glazed porch to centre and left of rear. Chamfered arrises; slightly raised margins with long and short raised tails.

W (STREET) ELEVATION: modern panelled door to centre with letterbox plate glass fanlight. Stone-mullioned bipartite window in bay to right. Segmental-arched pend-opening in bay to left with heavily- channelled ashlar to arch.

E ELEVATION: modern lean-to addition to centre and in bay to left, with glazed porch to centre (see above). Droved ashlar segmental-arched pend-opening to outer right.

Modern glazing. Ornamental slating with purple slates alternated with green fishscale slate bands. Curvilinear gabled ashlar dormers with ashlar finials, segmental-arched windows and round-headed panel to dormerhead, in each flanking bay. 19th century flush skylight to centre. Ashlar coped skews. Brick mutual stacks.

INTERIOR: much altered, 1996.

PEND: setts to ground. Rubble walls flanking.

Statement of Interest

There was formerly a row of outbuildings to E where the carts for the Blackadder estate were housed. The ornamental slating to the roof indicates the connection with the estate and it may be assumed that employees of the estate were housed in the cottage.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77772489

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  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)