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Latitude: 55.4608 / 55°27'38"N
Longitude: -4.637 / 4°38'13"W
OS Eastings: 233370
OS Northings: 621709
OS Grid: NS333217
Mapcode National: GBR 39.Y2XP
Mapcode Global: WH2PW.R03J
Plus Code: 9C7QF967+86
Entry Name: 18 Wellington Square
Listing Name: 18 Wellington Square
Listing Date: 5 February 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 394630
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB47252
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200394630
Location: Ayr
County: South Ayrshire
Town: Ayr
Electoral Ward: Ayr West
Traditional County: Ayrshire
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Early 19th century. 2-storey with basement and attic, 3-bay classical house forming part of terrace. Painted ashlar. Ground floor band course; eaves course; cornice; blocking course; strip quoins. Painted margins to window openings.
N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: central stepped platt oversailing basement; corniced, block-pedimented columnar doorpiece; 2-leaf timber door; 3-light letterbox fanlight; single window aligned above at 1st floor; glazed timber door aligned below at basement. Regular fenestration to flanking bays at basement, ground and 1st floors (tripartite windows at ground floor, 2 small additional windows to left at basement). 2 piended dormers to outer right and left at attic.
Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows (secondary glazing at 1st floor central window); rooflight. Grey slate roof; coped stacks; circular cans.
INTERIOR: not seen 1998.
B Group with Nos 1-12 (Inclusive), 16-27 (Inclusive) Sheriff Court (No 14), County Buildings, Monuments to James George Smith Neill, Earl of Eglinton and Wintoun, Sir James Fergusson of Kilkerran, War Memorial, and Gatepiers, Gates and Boundary Walls. The palace-fronted square as proposed by John Robertson in 1799 was not pursued, instead individual feuars were allowed to develop the square. Mutual eaves course, cornice and blocking course with Nos 19 and 20 (see separate list descriptions).
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