Description

Earlier 19th century with early 20th century additions and alterations. 2-storey 4-bay gabled villa on prominent S facing site overlooking town. Wet-dashed with cream sandstone ashlar dressings; overhanging eaves with exposed rafters and bargeboards; chamfered arrises. Regular fenestration; Ist floor windows breaking eaves with gabled dormerheads and finials.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: advanced and gabled left bay with expressed flue and apex stack. Centre left bay with ashlar porch in re-entrant angle; door flanked by narrow windows; cornice and balustraded parapet; window to immediate right at ground. 1st floor window at centre right bay hard under eaves. To outer right later single storey garage.

S ELEVATION: broad gabled bay to right with canted window at ground; 1st floor window in gablehead. Left bay set back and slightly lower; garage set back to far left. Basement.

Multi-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slates; coped dressed stacks with octagonal and terracotta barley-twist cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1994.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALL: square corniced ashlar gatepiers. Round coped whinstone rubble boundary wall of varying height enclosing property.

Statement of Interest

Formerly known as Summerfield.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17845956

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets