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The Birkenward, 11 The Crescent, Skelmorlie

A Category B Listed Building in North Coast and Cumbraes, North Ayrshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8684 / 55°52'6"N

Longitude: -4.8857 / 4°53'8"W

OS Eastings: 219534

OS Northings: 667674

OS Grid: NS195676

Mapcode National: GBR 30.36CK

Mapcode Global: WH2MM.XRNM

Plus Code: 9C7QV497+8P

Entry Name: The Birkenward, 11 The Crescent, Skelmorlie

Listing Name: Skelmorlie Village 11 the Crescent the Birkenward

Listing Date: 29 August 1985

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 339128

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7283

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200339128

Location: Largs

County: North Ayrshire

Electoral Ward: North Coast and Cumbraes

Parish: Largs

Traditional County: Ayrshire

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Description

Probably late 19th century, with re-modelling 1904 in arts
and crafts manner. Asymmetrical 2-storey villa, substantial
earlier 20th century (plainer) rear wing. Stugged red
sandstone ashlar with polished dressings. Original house has
canted south gable (angles advanced; decorative iron
brattishing), 4-bay south elevation, outer bays advanced,
and linked by open wooden verandah with decorative shaped
capitals, door and French windows behind; mullioned windows
in finialed outer bays, projecting ground floor bay at
left; 2-storey canted bay at right has French window, iron
balcony to 1st floor window above. String at 1st floor cill
level. Corniced stacks; piended and gabled slate roofs with
projecting eaves.
Interior: some good art nouveau decoration; hall has square
columns and pilasters with decorative capitals, some
linked by segmental arches; timber panelling; chimneypieces -
that in hall has semi-circular recesses flanking niche.
Low, canted lounge to north; irregular rear wings, arcaded
service area to north wall, corbelled angle turret to south
west angle of later addition.

Statement of Interest

Shown on 2nd ed O.S. (1895). Application to build rear wing

not submitted to District Committee by 1912 (later minutes

not examined).

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