Description

Two-storey and attic, three bay, classical style house dating from the early 19^th century. It is rectangular plan with an early 21^st century conservatory addition to the north. It has a central pedimented doorpiece with doric columns and is rendered with painted stone margins. There is a small rectangular window in attic storey of the southwest gable. The northeast gable has a window at the first floor and a small rectangular window at the attic floor. The rear northwest elevation has a long central stair window. The roof is slated with straight skews and small roof lights on the northwest and southeast pitches. The interior was not seen in 2026.

There is a single-storey, rectangular plan outbuilding to the northeast of the house, abutting the early 21^st century conservatory extension. This outbuilding dates to around the early 20^th century and is built of painted stone or brick with a low, pitched slated roof.

The house is set within a long rectangular garden plot and is surrounded by a random rubble red sandstone boundary wall which has been rendered in sections.

Historical Development

The house is shown as a rectangular plan structure on John Wood's 'Plan of the Town of Arbroath from actual survey' of 1822, located in an area of land labelled 'John Hay Esqr.' The house is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey Map (surveyed 1859, published 1862) and in detail on the 'town plan of Arbroath' (surveyed 1859, published 1864) as a rectangular plan building with small rectangular plan additions at the southwest and northeast. On this map it is shown set within a long rectangular garden plot planted with trees, largely as seen today. On the second edition map (revised:1901, published:1903), a small, detached building is shown immediately to the northeast of the house, this may be the single storey outbuilding that survives to the northeast of the house today. A Upvc conservatory was added to the north of the house around 2007.

The area to the southeast of the house was redeveloped in the later 20^th century with housing and new road layouts.

Statement of Interest

House in Hays Lane meets the criteria of special architectural or historic interest for the following reasons:

• It is a typical example of a traditional early 19th century burgh house which is largely unaltered to the exterior. The building retains much of its early 19th character including its form, footprint, window openings and classical doorpiece.
• Later alterations including the loss of chimney stacks, replacement of the entrance door and addition of conservatory to the northeast have not adversely affected its historic character.
• The house retains its early 19th century long rectangular garden plot and boundary wall to Hay's Lane and is a prominent historic building in the streetscape.
• It dates to the early 19th century and is a good representative example of its prolific building type.

Architectural interest

While there have been some changes including the loss of chimney stacks, replacement of the entrance door and addition of conservatory to the northeast, the exterior of the building is substantially unaltered and retains its early 19th century form and character. It retains its early 19^th century rectangular footprint as well as the openings and classical doorpiece.

In the immediate setting, the house retains its long rectangular garden plot and boundary wall to Hay's lane, seen on maps from the mid-19^th century. While the surrounding area has been altered through development in the later 20^th century, the house is a prominent historic building in the streetscape and contributes to the historic character of this area of Arbroath just north of Arbroath Abbey and Cemetery.

Historic interest

Buildings erected before 1840 which are of notable quality and survive predominantly in their original form have a strong case for listing. Burgh houses from the early 19^th century are a common building type in Scotland. 2 Hays Lane is a good example of an early 19^th century classical burgh house which remains largely unaltered, retaining much of its early 19th century form and fabric.

Listed building record revised in 2026.

External Links

• Wikidata Q56625763

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