Description

Early 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay classical mansion with
single storey wings. Squared and snecked pink sandstone with
regrettably heavy pointing and paler dressings to S elevation;
rubble sides and rear. Base, 1st floor cill and blocking
courses to S elevation and moulded cornice, to all bays;
tablests above centre bay and wings.
S ELEVATION: slightly advanced bay at centre with broad,
pilasters and corniced doorcase; carved capitals and paterae;
tripartite doorway with segmentally arched fanlight; 1st floor
window above. Slightly recessed segmentally arched panels on
flanking bays, with tripartite windows, ashlar mullions;
1st floor windows. Similarly detailed tripartite windows
in outer, slightly recessed wings.
N ELEVATION: low, piend-roofed service block adjoined to E
wing at rear, with further single storey outbuilding at N end.
Slightly later piend-roofed stairblock addition to centre
of 2-storey bays. Small-pane glazing patterns in sash and
case windows. End stacks; original cans. Purple slates to
piend roofs.
GATEPIERS: corniced pink ashlar gatepiers to S, with pyramidal
caps.

Statement of Interest

Gifford Bank resembles the design by James Burn of the

Bank of Scotland, Court Street, Haddington, 1802-3, and

that of Stottencleugh, Oldhamstocks. Walled garden

and gardener's cottage lie to E of Gifford Bank, not

included in current listings.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17794292

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)