Description

Early 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan house in classical terrace, Doric columned doorcase with plain cornice and frieze. Heavily droved ashlar with stone quoins, squared and snecked rubble to rear, base course and eaves cornice; architraved regular windows; stop-chamfered arrises and stone mullions to canted windows.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: centre deep-set panelled door with plate glass fanlight, full-height canted window to right and windows to left at both floors; cast-iron rooflight at centre with flanking slate-hung canted dormers.

N ELEVATION: door slightly to left of centre with windows in bays to right and left, single storey lean-to extension to outer right abutting wall of neighbouring property; stair window to centre, 1st floor with 2 windows to right and further window in bay to left of centre; modern rooflight above.

Plate glass glazing in modern uPVC windows. Graded grey slates, harled stack with cans to E.

INTERIOR: dog-leg stair with decorative cast-iron balusters and wooden handrail, decorative cornicing and slender colonnettes at bay window.

GAZEBO, BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILINGS: 19th century polygonal gazebo with slated roof (rubble with modern repairs) and pointed window openings. Low saddleback-coped boundary walls to S, and terrace walls to N with decorative cast-iron railings, coped rubble boundary walls to N.

Statement of Interest

Owner has traced documents (post 1828) to the original owner James Murray in East India Service and Singapore Merchant Navy.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56628496

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Recommended Books

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (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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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)