Description

1890. Stable block consisting of large single storey quadrangular

court with secondary court to E; now converted to form 7 dwellings. Whinstone with cream sandstone ashlar dressings.

PRINCIPAL COURT: segmental carriage arch in taller pavilion at centre of W range; keystones with crest PRO PATRIA on outer face, inner face with initials JAH and date 1890, as well as gabled dovecote above arch; 4-bay cottage to N with dry dash extension on outer face; garages off SW corner of court to S. N range harled and rebuilt with projecting 4-bay block to outer face; 6 bays within court. S range with 2 3-bay cottages, 1 with box dormer on outer face. 8-bay E range with partly blocked carriage way to centre S bay.

SECONDARY COURT: 4-bay cottage to S with largely blank face to court; N range roofless with pair of carriage arches; screen wall to E.

Timber windows, mostly 12-pane sash and case. Piended roofs, grey slates.

Statement of Interest

Formerly the stables for Kingsmeadows House to the N of Kingsmeadows Road (see Peebles Parish).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56645084

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)