Description

Circa 1860. 2-storey and basement, 3-bay house. Aberdeen bond granite rubble with finely finished dressings. Gableted dormers to 1st floor breaking eaves.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical; doorway to centre of ground floor, corniced with consoles, reached by flight of stone steps flanked by railings, panelled timber door with letterbox fanlight; 3-light canted windows to flanking bays to left and right through basement and ground floors; regular fenestration to 1st floor.

S ELEVATION: gabled.

E ELEVATION: not seen 2000.

N ELEVATION: gabled; blank.

Predominantly 2-pane replacement timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof with lead ridge. Stone skews. Coped gablehead stacks with octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 2000.

BOUNDARY WALL: low granite wall to W.

Statement of Interest

Victoria Street was laid out by Archibald Simpson for James Skene of Rubislaw, as part of the feuing plan for the Rubislaw Estate. It is noted by Chapman and Riley as being an area "where buildings present features of special charm" (p149). The street design is unusual, in that there are 2-storey buildings on the E side and single storey and attic buildings on the W, this idea is repeated at Albert Street (see separate listings). The terraces are of simple traditional design, comprising rubble walls with finely finished dressings and canted dormers. Ferryhill Place also includes houses of similar design (see separate listings). 13 Victoria Street is rather different in design to the other buildings on the street. It is a modification of the original design, with canted windows and gableted 1st floor window breaking the eaves, and taller more elaborate stacks.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56625259

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)