Description

Mid 19th century. 2 storeys and attic, 4 bays. Pilastered shopfronts to ground with continuous entablature above (modern shop fascias to frieze); door to centre R to flats above. 4 windows to 1st floor with moulded, lugged architraves and raised cills; eaves course and cornice. 2 later piended and canted dormers. Painted ashlar.

SE (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen (2003).

UPVC glazing replacing traditional timber sash and case 12-pane windows; formerly 2-pane and 4-pane dormer windows.

INTERIOR: not seen (2003).

Statement of Interest

The building is shown in an early 20th century photograph (Reid, above) with Gavin Gibson's butchers to the left and Mrs Ferguson's bakery to the right. The shopfronts had large expanses of plate glass and were canted into the doorways. The proprietors' names were painted onto the frieze above. The photograph also shows the original glazing with the frames painted a dark colour. At present (2003) the building is empty and dilapidated and the shopfronts have been altered in the late 20th century. Roller shutters have been added which detract from the quality of the façade. The building still retains sufficient features however to remain listed, such as the fine ashlar façade, lugged window surrounds and pilastered shopfronts.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56606620

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)