Description

Wardrop and Reid, 1877. Arts and Crafts. Cruciform plan;
single storey and dormerless attic; asymmetrical coursed
stugged rubble, contrasting polished ashlar dressings.
Centre door on south and flanking narrow recessed windows
under deep timber framed gable supported on 4 wooden columns
on stone plinths to give verandah. 4-light window in centre of
gable; large canted bay window in east gable; decorative
bargeboards with carved foliage and apex finials at south and
east (facing drive and road), simple bargeboards elsewhere.
Centre ridge battery of 4 corniced stacks. Multi-pane glazing
in attic casements, and in upper lights of sashes, 2- and
4-pane in lower sashes.
Gate piers and gates; 2 pairs octagonal ashlar gate piers
with shallow pyramidal caps linked to similar end piers by
low coped quadrants; single large wooden carriage gate;
flanking matching pedestrican gates.

Statement of Interest

Initials JS for John Stirling who bought the estate of Fairburn

from Seaforth and Muirton from Robert Ainslie in 1865.

Present Fair-Burn House Built on or near site of former Muirton

House.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17830724

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments