Description

Circa 1865. L-plan tenement block with Thomsonesque details, 4 storeys and basement, 7 bays to Clouston Street, 10 bays to Sanda Street. Rockfaced sandstone at basement, ashlar above banded at ground floor, modern tile roof.

CLOUSTON STREET: alternate canted and single windows in each storey with a door additionally inserted at ground. Doors approached by steps with good Thomsonesque V cast-iron railings. Cornice over ground storey, honeysuckle frieze over 1st, Greek key frieze over 2nd, 3rd storey windows with 3/4 submerged pilasters supporting frieze and anthemions. Main cornice over. Sash and case windows with plate glass glazing, some modern glazing.

SANDA STREET: similar details but different window arrangement viz: 4 flat windows, 4 canted windows, each pair of latter flanking a flat window. Thomsonesque cast-iron railings to basement areas.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17813377

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)