Description

John Honeyman, architect. Dated 1884. Square tower.
Chanelled ashlar over plinth, up to impost moulding of
voussoired arched surround to recessed door. Polished
ashlar to blind upper parts. Doric freize and mutule cornice
supporting the balustrade. Circular observation drum with
oculi, cornice and copper dome. Octagonal, domed turret
attached. 2-storey 2-bay side wing at left set slightly
back. Ground floor detailed as tower below impost. Round-
headed doorpiece and sash window. 1st floor 2 sash windows
with eaves band, cornice and blocking course. Piended
slate roof with end stack.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Coats Observatory at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q2377087

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)