Description

Earlier 19th century, two storey, three bay house. Rectangular plan, made L-plan later in century by addition to west (not listed). Red sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings. Grey, stugged ashlar south gable, sympathetic with style of west wing. East elevation: small first floor windows, chamfered arrises and wrought-iron bars. Later gable added over right-hand bays. South gable: single bay, incorporating rigg walling at base. Larger blind, central windows with chamfered arrises. West elevation: abutted at left by later wing, on higher site. No stacks. Slate roof. Plain ashlar copings with gablet skewputts on roll-moulded corbels.

Statement of Interest

Formerly town property, sited behind town-house. Gaol once at

1st floor. Served as Police Station circa 1907. Gablet

skewputts give reference to some treatment of Town House

crowsteps.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17804244

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)