Description

Cooper and Taylor, 1897. 2-storey, 12-bay, rectangular-plan factory. Stugged squared and snecked sandstone ashlar with red sandstone ashlar margins. Base course, cill course to 1st floor, cornice and blocking course.

SW (MCDONALD ROAD) ELEVATION: 1st and 2nd bays slightly projecting with segmental pediment at wallhead, paired stone-mullioned bipartites at ground, paired blind round-arched openings with blind oculi to centre at 1st floor. Bays 3-9 stone-mullioned bipartites at ground with blind round-arched openings at 1st floor. 10th and 11th bays projecting slightly, 10th bay with fluted pilasters supporting mutuled cornice over key-stoned round-arched doorpiece with 2-leaf timber panelled door, stone-mullioned bipartite to right with relieving arches, stone-mullioned bipartites at 1st floor, that to left with broken pediment with oculus; large stone nepus gable with pedimented oculus, flanking scrolls and segmental pediment broken by stack above. Stone-mullioned triparites to outer right at each floor with box dormer above.

NW (SIDE) ELEVATION: segmental pedimented gablehead, window to left at ground, stone-mullioned tripartites to right at 1st floor.

SE (SIDE) ELEVATION: 3-bay, projecting 3rd bay to right with segmental pedimented stone wallhead dormer. Stone-mullioned bipartites in 1st and 2nd bays to left at ground, in 3rd bay small window to left with window to right, stone-mullioned bipartites to left and window to centre at 1st floor, tall wallhead stack to left.

Timber sash and case windows with plate glass and 4- and 6-pane over 2-pane glazing, grey slates, rooflights.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: low coped ashlar walls with square plan banded ashlar gatepier with ball finialled cap.

Statement of Interest

Plans drawn for John Brown, Paperbag Manufacturer, Bridgeside Works, Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh, land feued by John Brown from the Governors of George Heriots Hospital.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77773524

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