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Latitude: 55.0083 / 55°0'29"N
Longitude: -4.0421 / 4°2'31"W
OS Eastings: 269501
OS Northings: 570098
OS Grid: NX695700
Mapcode National: GBR 0B6J.PG
Mapcode Global: WH4VK.WCCX
Plus Code: 9C7Q2X55+85
Entry Name: Octagonal Lavatory Block, Parton Village
Listing Name: Parton Village Cottages; Nos 1-6 (Inclusive Nos), Post Office and Octagonal Lavatory Block to Rear of Cottages
Listing Date: 23 April 1990
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 350919
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB17068
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Parton Village, Octagonal Lavatory Block
ID on this website: 200350919
Location: Parton
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Castle Douglas and Crocketford
Parish: Parton
Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire
Tagged with: Public toilet
Built 1901. Picturesque curved terrace of single storey
cottages originally containing 9 dwellings, redivided 1971
to give 6 dwellings, but retaining all porches of original
division.
Coursed rubble walling, polished red sandstone margins.
Timber gabled porches with ceramic finials, double-leaf
doors. All windows single light, sash and case with 4-pane
glazing pattern. Left window to No 1 bipartite with 2-pane
sashes.
Timber gabled dormers with ceramic finials, coped, axial
stacks with octagonal cans, ceramic cresting, slate roofs.
Rear elevations much altered circa 1971 with enlarged
windows, French doors, box dormers.
Low coped walls to gardens supporting cast-iron railings.
Octagonal facet-roofed brick lavatory to rear with 8 timber
boarded doors. Slate roof. Timber fleche ventilator.
Plaque to No 6 (Post Office) reads "To the memory of B Rigby
Murray of Parton who rebuilt this village 1901".
A further plaque records the restoration of the village in
1971. B Group with Parton Old Laundry.
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