Description

Late 19th century. 2-storey, irregular-plan former Free Church Manse. Stugged and snecked red rubble sandstone, ashlar dressings, green slate roof, red tiles to ogival-type roof of canted window. String course to 1st floor at N elevation, moulded eaves course, crowstepped gables with skewputts, coped stacks, mostly cast-iron rainwater goods.

Single and bipartite windows, originally timber sash and case frames but now mostly out-of-character UPVC; 2-storey canted window and 1st floor tripartite angle window with original frames, multi-pane to top and single pane to bottom.

FRONT (W ELEVATION:) gable to centre with bipartite window to ground and 1st floor right, lower 2-storey entrance gable to left with bipartite at ground and single window with moulded ogival lintel at 1st floor, door to left return with moulded doorcase and pointed-arch panel above, single window to ground and 1st floor at left return of main gable; large bay recesses to left with small window to ground floor right and stair window above; lower bay recessed to right with window and 2 modern rooflights, modern addition to far right.

N ELEVATION: gable advanced to right with 2-storey, 3-light canted window, bay recessed to left with window to ground floor, window to

splayed angle at left with tripartite canted window corbelled to 1st floor and pyramidal roof.

E ELEVATION: blank bay to right, gable to left with window to ground and wallhead stack to right; single storey offices with piended roof advanced from recessed bay to far left.

INTERIOR: some original chimneypieces and plain plaster cornices; hall with chimneypiece and scale and platt stairs with turned balusters; some stained glass.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56616358

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)