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Holy Trinity Rectory, 20 High Cross Avenue, Melrose

A Category B Listed Building in Melrose, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.5995 / 55°35'58"N

Longitude: -2.7309 / 2°43'51"W

OS Eastings: 354039

OS Northings: 634234

OS Grid: NT540342

Mapcode National: GBR 93CP.KK

Mapcode Global: WH7WQ.0JT5

Plus Code: 9C7VH7X9+RJ

Entry Name: Holy Trinity Rectory, 20 High Cross Avenue, Melrose

Listing Name: High Cross Avenue Holy Trinity Rectory

Listing Date: 19 February 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 382928

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37774

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Melrose, 20 High Cross Avenue, Holy Trinity Rectory

ID on this website: 200382928

Location: Melrose

County: Scottish Borders

Town: Melrose

Electoral Ward: Leaderdale and Melrose

Traditional County: Roxburghshire

Tagged with: Clergy house

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Description

Benjamin Ferrey, 1847-8, large asymmetrical Jacobean house on sloping site. Entrance front to East: main house block is symmetrical, 2 storey, 3 bay, centre bay advanced and gabled, gothic entrance porch projects to left. To right single bay recessed link joins main block to service wing which breaks forward with large stepped chimney to south and gable to East: two storey and raised basement due to fall in ground. Original separate access from Waverley Road by means of steps and terrace with cast-iron balustrade.

SOUTH FRONT: pair gables with mullioned tripartite at ground right, canted bay to left; 1st floor windows later enlarged to tripartites. Coursed squared rubble with polished and stugged freestone dressings. Straight skews, slated roof, rectangular ashlar corniced stacks.

Statement of Interest

Now subdivided into 2 properties B Group with Episcopal Church Item and former Stables item and former Stables item.

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