Description

Dated 1840 with later 19th century alterations. Pair of 2-storey, 2-bay terraced cottages raised from single storey, forming symmetrical 4-bay block; single storey additions at rear. Tooled and squared rubble sandstone (heavy pointing in part); polished sandstone dressings; random rubble to side. Timber bargeboards to gableheads; rubble quoins; droved long and short surrounds to openings; projecting painted cills.

NW (MAIN STREET) ELEVATION: boarded timber doors centred at ground; decorative lintel panel dated 1840 above No 4. Single windows at ground in bays to outer right and left respectively; single windows in gableheads breaking eaves above.

4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; raised stone skew to right (mutual with No 2); brick apex and ridge stacks; various circular cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIORS: not seen 1997.

Statement of Interest

According to the original deeds, dated 1840, No 4 Main Street was built for a Mr William Smith, grocer in Whitsome. Today the pair, in their later 2-storey form, remain virtually unchanged, with their boarded timber doors, gabled windows, sash and case windows and dated lintel.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77773234

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House