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83-89 George Street, Stranraer

A Category C Listed Building in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9045 / 54°54'16"N

Longitude: -5.0297 / 5°1'46"W

OS Eastings: 205858

OS Northings: 560844

OS Grid: NX058608

Mapcode National: GBR FHYR.BWM

Mapcode Global: WH1R2.QZ3J

Plus Code: 9C6PWX3C+Q4

Entry Name: 83-89 George Street, Stranraer

Listing Name: 85- 89 (Odd Nos) George Street

Listing Date: 17 December 1979

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388133

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41780

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200388133

Location: Stranraer

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Stranraer

Electoral Ward: Stranraer and the Rhins

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

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Description

Earlier 19th century. 2-storey, 4-bay T-plan house with shopfront at ground. Painted render at entrance elevation; rubble to sides. Base course; corniced band course; channelled quoins; moulded pedimented doorpiece breaking corniced band course; roll moulded windows at 1st floor with cill brackets.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: entrances to outer left and left of centre; timber and glass doors; single window dividing entrances to left; single window and double-width window to outer right at ground. Regular fenestration at 1st. Extended depth and cast-iron balcony to penultimate window to right at 1st floor.

Modern glazing at ground; plate glass timber sash and case windows at 1st floor; Velux rooflights. Grey slate roof; skews; gablehead and apex coped rendered stacks; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

Statement of Interest

Good example of earlier 19th century urban housing. Of note is the channelled rustication at ground and the corniced dividing band course.

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