Description

Designed by and built for Matthew Forster Conolly of
Gillingshill. Probably built 1834. 2-storey and attic 3-bay
house, extended to north and to east in Z-plan later in
century, with alterations 1911, Sir Robert Lorimer architect.
Original house & similarly detailed 2-bay west elevation of
north wing both pinned whin rubble with contrasting long and
short ashlar dressings; remainder harled. South elevation:
original house has central door and 3 gabled and finialled
wall-head dormers; 12-pane sashes throughout. Deeply recessed
bay of addition to right has 16-pane window to ground and to
1st floor, and tripartite dormer with bell cast roof. Low
modern addition in re-entrant angle has tall 30-pane stair
window in west wall above. End and axial stacks; slate roofs.
Interior: ornate chimney piece in drawing room in 18th
century pattern; simple plasterwork; cast-iron stair
balusters.

Statement of Interest

1911 alterations for Lord Pitman

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17795592

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]