Description

Late 19th century. Semi-detached mirrored pair of 2-storey houses with later additions. Squared, snecked sandstone; droved ashlar dressings. Rubble rear. Chamfered arrises to openings.

N ELEVATIONS: each 2-bay with outer recessed gabled doorways. Mitred angles to door surrounds and to small lights above. Panelled doors. Tiled vestibules. Single light inner bays with 1st floor gabled dormer-heads breaking eaves. Advanced outer bays with canted bays set back above ground with honeycomb slates to half-piend roofs. Elaborate barge boarding to all gables. Plate glass and 4-pane glazing to sash and case windows. Gabled rear elevations with contemporary low extensions.

Purple slated gabled roofs.

Statement of Interest

The Edingtons, founders of the Convalescent Home, North Berwick, lived at no 7. Same design employed at 11-13 Dirleton Avenue. Listed Category C(S) for unusual barge boarding. No 7 now subdivided with new side elevation stair.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56644561

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)