Description

Mid 18th century. 7-bay house radically altered in 19th
century. Rendered with painted dressings; base
course, band course, cornice continued across raised
advanced central shaped, gabled bays. Rubble at rear;
gables extended in brick. Doorway to centre of
3 advanced bays; pilastered porch with decorative
moulding to cornice and segmental pediment. Windows
flanking, 2 windows at 1st floor; central opening blind
to chimney flue. 2 windows above to attic gable; blind
central opening bipartite. Window to each bay in flanking
wings at ground and 1st floor; single centrally placed
dormers to attic of each wing, with segmental pediments.
Sash and case windows with plate glass.
Grey slates to mansard platform roof. Straight skews,
rendered stacks; central wallhead gable stack.

Statement of Interest

Prominant house in town square. Suggested locally that

flanking buildings were formerly single storey pavilions;

indistinct 19th century photographs and a copy of a painting

only documentary evidence. Raised with shaped gable by

Storie family of veterinary surgeons in late 19th century.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17804884

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)