Description

Circa 1835. Single-storey and attic, 3-bay cottage, with later 2-storey extension to rear, forming T-plan. Rubble with contrasting painted margins. Raised cills. Eaves course. Central steps with decorative iron railings lead to splayed corniced doorpiece with interlace decoration to frieze. 4-panel timber entrance door. Pair of piended, canted dormers. Later Velux rooflight.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case replacement windows to principal elevation (E). Raised skews, grey slates. Gablehead stacks.

INTERIOR: (seen 2009). Some alteration to original room plan. Some simple cornicing. Part-glazed hall door.

BOUNDARY WALL: to E, N and S. Low, coped rubble wall to E, surmounted by metal railings and with vehicular access opening. Taller, coped rubble wall to N and S; concrete rendered to S.

Statement of Interest

Dating to circa 1835, this traditional cottage has a little-altered street elevation and is a significant addition to the streetscape in this residential area of Perth. The decoration to the frieze above the entrance door adds individuality to the cottage and marks it out from its neighbours.

The Southern sections of King Street and James Street were laid out in a grid pattern in 1803, to accommodate expansion of the city. The land had previously been a garden for the King James Hospital, which is situated to the North (see separate listing). Individual plots were then sectioned in 1830 by the City architect, W D Mackenzie and feued for housing. Conditions of the feu meant that most of the houses had to be set back at a certain distance from the street, with their gardens to the front. Many of the houses, including this one, are apparent on the 1837 Map.

List description updated at resurvey (2009).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56645234

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)