Description

Possibly Archibald Simpson, designed circa 1843, built circa 1850. Single storey and attic, 2-bay cottage. Granite rubble finely finished to margins. Base course; eaves course; canted piend-roofed dormers.

SW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical; 2-bay, regular fenestration to ground floor, 2 dormers to attic floor.

SE ELEVATION: obscured by adjoining terrace (see separate listing).

NE ELEVATION: not seen 2000.

NW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: asymmetrical; gabled; doorway to centre of ground floor, flanked to left by single window, small window to addition to outer left.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof with lead ridge. Stone skews. Harled gablehead stacks with circular cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 2000.

BOUNDARY WALL: low granite boundary wall to SW.

Statement of Interest

A-Group with 1-23 Albert Street, 2-18 Albert Street, 1-34 Albert Terrace and 1 Prince Arthur Street, 2-16 Albyn Place, 31-55 Carden Place and 2 and 4 Prince Arthur Street, 1-6 Rubislaw Place and 21 and 23 Waverley Place, 7-11 Victoria Street, 17 Victoria Street, 21-59 Victoria Street and 181 Skene Street, 18-28 Victoria Street and 2, 6, 10 and 16 Waverley Place and 30-56 Victoria Street (see separate listings). 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). 19 Victoria Street and the adjoining 17 Victoria Street (see separate listing) are among the few single storey and attic buildings on the E side of Victoria Street, the remainder being the full 2 stories.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56625263

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  For the Record