Description

T G Abercrombie, architect. Arts and Crafts asymmetrcial

villa, 1 and 2-storey with 3-storey tower. Harl, red sandstone dressings, half timbering. Variety of glazing including

casements, mullion and transom, and bracketted timber oriel.

North front has advanced off centre half-timbered,

barge-boarded gable with square tower in re-entrant angle to

left. Half-timbered porch at foot of tower, mullion and

transom window to 1st floor, and half-timbered second floor

capped by finialled, wide-eaved pyramidal roof. South

elevation has circled south east corner with conical roof and

advanced half-timbered barge-boarded gable to south west,

linked by verandah with 4 timber Tuscan columns and

balustrade; swept dormer over, barge-boarded gables.

Half-timbered elevation barge-boarded gable to east elevation.

West elevation has barge-boarded gable swept dormer in

re-entrant angle to south, and single storey offices with

piended roof.

Red roof and ridge tiles to all. Harled stacks with ashlar

bands and cornices. Intricate plan single storey conservatory

attached to south west of house. Chimney-pieces and panelling

survive inside including fine inglenook to dining room with

2 Tuscan columns.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17844418

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)