Description

Later 19th century. 3-storey corner block with wide single bay to Eglinton Street, 3 bays to The Strand. Shopfronts to ground with corner entrance; modern plate glass windows; 2 doors to The Strand, 1 to Eglinton Street. Bipartites to Eglinton Street; single windows flanked by bipartites to The Strand; bipartites with bracketed cornices to 1st floor. Cornice and blocking course; 2 wallhead stacks to Eglinton Street linked by balustrade. Painted ashlar.

Flat roof (formerly drying area bounded by iron railings, now lost). Timber tilt-and-turn windows in traditional style replacing timber sash and case 4-pane windows.

INTERIOR: not seen (2003).

Statement of Interest

B group with 5, 7, 9, 2 and 12 The Strand. The building is listed for its prominent corner position at the foot of The Strand in the centre of the town. The chimneystack is also a distinctive feature. The single window at 1st floor level of the Strand elevation would appear (from photographic evidence) to be a later insertion.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56606609

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  For the Record
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)