Description

Circa 1900 remodelling of earlier structure. 2-storey; 2-bay; terraced shop premises. Unaltered highly glazed shopfront to both storeys (that to ground floor possibly slightly later) to principal (N) elevation; cast-iron arcading to upper floor. Painted stone to principal elevation. Base course and bracketed eaves cornice to principal elevation.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: recessed entrance to left of centre; replacement 2-leaf glazed timber door with dentilled lintel and rectangular fanlight; mosaic to step in front. Large flanking windows with separately glazed band across top. Fascia board with dentilled cornice above; miniature pediment at centre; flanking outer brackets, each with small pediment at head. Each of upper bays divided into glazed cast-iron framed triple arcade; round arches with decorative keystones; supported on slender columns with plain capitals.

Large fixed panes to principal (N) elevation. Grey slate roof. Crowstepped skew and harled ridge stack to W.

INTERIOR: no original fittings to ground floor shop.

Statement of Interest

Of interest for intact circa 1900 shopfront. The ground floor frontage may date from 1921 when alterations (by Motion) to a shop for J Scott were registered with the council.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17816422

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)