Description

Probably Alexander Thomson, mid 19th century. 2-storey, asymmetrical, rectangular-plan, shallow gabled villa with Italianate details. Sandstone ashlar with polished margins and dressings; square columnar mullions. Base course; moulded string course; advanced eaves, exposed rafters.

W (MAIN) ELEVATION: advanced broad gable with porch in re-entrant angle to outer left, single storey block to outer right. Gable block with broad bow on deep battered base, dentilled cornice, balustrade above with ashlar die, ashlar coping, cast-iron decorative infill. Tripartite window with pilaster mullions and flanks at 1st floor. Flat-roofed porch set into re-entrant angle to outer left, steps to door with ashlar die, bracketted cornice, 2-leaf panelled door, large plate glass fanlight; half-glazed vestibule door; modern lean-to garage block to outer left. Single storey, half-piend-roofed block recessed to outer right, harled with sandstone margin, tripartite window (detailed similarly to that at 1st floor).

E (REAR) ELEVATION: rough harl with painted stone margins. Single storey block to outer left, window at centre; main body of house with gable breaking eaves to left, window at ground and 1st floor to left; half-piend roofed single storey block at ground right; modern lean-to timber porch to outer left.

Plate glass timber sash and case windows on main elevation, 4-pane timber sash and case windows on rear elevations; grey slate roof, lead flashings; coped sandstone ridge stack, octagonal can; tall coped, rendered wallhead stack on single storey right block, circular can.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: whinstone rubble wall with harl-pointing, qaurtz boulder coping; tall gatepiers with pyramidal caps.

Statement of Interest

Glentrae is shown on the 1st edition map as Seaton Lodge. Glentrae is very similar in style to Ardsloy, sited on Rosneath Road and also likely designed by Alexander Thomson, although perhaps at an earlier date. Ardsloy is listed separately.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17775187

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Recommended Books

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)