Description

Late 17th century; later alterations and additions. 2-storey and attic, 6-bay dwelling house. Square and snecked rubble to front; raised and painted margins. Band course.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: main door in 3rd bay from left; architraved door surround; 4-light fanlight. Door in left bay; plain surround; 3-light fanlight. Regular fenestration pattern; dummy window in 2nd bay from left at 1st floor; gabled attic dormer in left bay.

E ELEVATION: adjoining building.

S ELEVATION: painted; raised margins painted white. Turnpike stair tower at centre with 1st floor window; irregular fenestration; 4 attic dormers; narrow gabled wing to W.

W ELEVATION: adjoining building.

12-pane sash and case timber windows; 4-pane sash and case windows in dormers. Grey slate roof; crowstepped skews; rubble stack at W gablehead; rendered stacks at centre and E gable head.

INTERIOR: not seen 2000.

Statement of Interest

This is much larger than the other 17th century dwelling houses in Queensferry's town centre and was probably the home of a prosperous family. The 2-entrance principal facade could be misleading but the building is only one dwelling house. The door in the left bay replaced a window. The substitution was made in the early 20th century when the house was shared by 2 sisters who wanted their own entrances to the house. The principal door was used by the married sister and her family; the plainer entrance by the spinster sister. The door in the left bay now opens into the kitchen. Run rig garden at rear; door in garden wall opens onto Stoneycroft Road. The run-rig gardens of houses on East Terrace appear on an 18th century map: J Adair, Map of West Lothian, 1737.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17794662

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record