Description

Late 19th century. 2-storey N facing range overlooking sea. Tooled rubble, tooled and polished ashlar dressings. Irregular 7-bay frontage incorporates nos 1, 2, 3, with advanced gable to no 4 at W. Entries to nos 1 and 2 in rear, to no 3 in front re-entrant angle with gable of

no 4; entry to no 4 in projecting, corniced single storey porch with blocking course against W return gable.

Modern enlarged window in ground floor of no 2 with plate glass glazing. Elsewhere original multi-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Porthole window in gablehead. Corniced end and ridge stacks; plain apex finials; slate roof; dark pottery ridge.

Statement of Interest

The Coastguard houses were constructed after 1870, for they are not revealed on the 1st edition of Ordnance Survey. However, there was a look-out station before that date. Some non-traditional alterations to windows.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56645854

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Hertfordshire (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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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)