Description

1843, altered 1903. Single storey long shallow E-plan range of 4 near-symmetrical cottages mirrored about centre with advanced gable, terminal bays. Squared and snecked honey-coloured sandstone. Stugged lintels, raised cills, quoins. Timber mullions.

S ELEVATION: advanced gables with bipartite windows (each half-blinded) under common lintel and cill. Small rectangular window in W return of centre gable. Left (W) cottage 5-bay L plan with gable; boarded door by re-entrant angle with 2 bipartite windows to right, and small window to left. 4-bay centre cottage; boarded door with small window to left, bipartite window to right and outer left. Cottages to E have smaller windows in mirrored form. 1843 date-stone over blind window at E gable.

E & W ELEVATIONS: blank.

N ELEVATION: modern additions and returns.

16-pane sash and case bipartite windows in gables, 8-pane sash and case for main elevations of cottages. Grey slate roof, coped ridge stacks. Ball finial on E gable; finials broken off from centre and W gables.

Statement of Interest

By the first edition Humbie farmhouse and steading are well established and Humbie cottages in existence. Humbie cottages were built in 1843 as 3 separate cottages, but were combined to form a single E-plan range in 1903. Humbie farmhouse, steading and dovecot are listed separately. The cottages are located fronting S along rear road to Humbie Farm.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56631404

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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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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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings