Description

1876-7 in style of Robert Turnbull (of Thomson and
Turnbull) who continued to produce "Thomsonesque"
designs after Alexander Thomson's death in 1875.
Unusually long 2-storey terrace, curved on plan, with
paired gables at either end, paired doorcases throughout
(mainly 3-bay houses) each with Egyptian-derived central
column, 1st floor windows with pilasters rising out of
window jambs, anthemia in recessed panels between,
frieze with discs. Snecked and squared rubble with
polished dressings, mostly stone-cleaned, 2 houses (nos
26 and 32) painted; unmargined windows (plate glass
sashes), gable windows mullioned; deep bracketted eaves,
fret-worked timber gable-heads, chimney cans to Thomson
design; slated shallow-pitched roofs. Small front
gardens.
Asymmetrical flanks.

Statement of Interest

Change of Category B to A 5.12.89. Cast iron railings to front gardens reinstated to original pattern in 1996.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17578089

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)