Description

Later to late 19th century. 3-bay, 2-storey and attic bakers' premises with shopfronts to ground. Base course; central pilastered door with keyblocked round-arched surround and fanlight; outer pilasters supporting plinth and dentilled cornice above shops. Original 3-bay shopfront to L (recently restored, 2003) with segmental-headed openings, rusticated keystones and inverted anthemions dividing bays at head of slim engaged columns (possibly cast-iron); modern shopfront to R. 1st floor with central window flanked by tripartites, all segmental-headed with bracketted cills and architraves; dentilled cornice and blocking course above. Later bipartite attic dormers. Rendered and painted surface.

INTERIOR: modern shop interiors. Central close with consoled arch; decorative cast-iron balustrade with timber handrail to stair from ground to attic. Cornicing to 1st floor flat.

UPVC windows to 1st floor; possibly original windows to ground L. Grey slates; straight skews to R gable with tall, corniced ashlar stack and cans to R.

Statement of Interest

Possibly purpose built as a bakers premises with accommodation above, the building contained a Scotch oven to the rear (this was covered over circa 2002). There is a further later annex to the rear accommodating modern bakery equipment. The restored shopfront has improved the building and presents an attractive façade to Eglinton Street, the principal thoroughfare in Beith.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56606597

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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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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)