Description

Circa 1825. 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular villa with engaged Ionic columns supporting entablature over central doorway, flanked by 2-storey canted bays; shallow piended roof with deep blocked eaves. Droved sandstone ashlar with squared, snecked sandstone rubble to sides and rear. Base course, band course, 1st floor cill course, moulded eaves course. Non-traditional uPVC front door with original fanlight; flanking Doric pilasters behind engaged Ionic entablature with blocking course; single window above. Flanking 3-window canted bays. Unsympathetic late 20th century additions to sides. Rear with later additions at ground to centre; advanced, large 2-storey canted bay to left, and French doors at ground to right.

Timber sash and case windows with 16-pane lying-pane glazing to front; 9-pane glazing in upper sashes and plate glass in lower sashes to rear. Rendered stacks with clay cans. Graded grey slate.

INTERIOR: cantilevered staircase with wrought-iron blausters and polished timber hand rail; some surviving cornicing; staircase window with decorative glazing.

BOUNDARY WALL, STEPS, AND GATE: coped random rubble boundary and retaining wall to N and W. Octagonal gatepiers supporting stone bird-baths to W; decorative wrought-iron gate; stone steps from pavement level to garden.

Statement of Interest

Formerly called Colinton Bank House. Despite the dominant modern additions, this is a very attractive late Georgian villa that still has its original lying-pane glazing. It is an important landmark as it stands on the corner of Dreghorn Loan, overlooking the junction of Woodhall Road, Colinton Road, and Bridge Road. Very little is known about the history of the house, but it was probably built for the owner of one of the mills that flourished in Colinton Dell during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56632379

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