Bellvue, 37-39 Powdermill Brae, Gorebridge, Borthwick, Midlothian

Entry Name: Bellvue, 37-39 Powdermill Brae, Gorebridge

Listing Name: Gorebridge, 37 and 39 Powdermill Brae, Bellvue, Including Boundary Wall and Railings

Listing Date: 19 March 1998

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 391987

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45168

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200391987

Location: Borthwick

County: Midlothian

Electoral Ward: Midlothian South

Parish: Borthwick

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Architectural structure

Description

Later 19th century. Single storey and basement 3 bay rectangular plan villa. Coursed stugged sandstone with polished dressings; long and short quoins; stop chamfered reveals; dividing band course.

SW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical; principal floor reached by central platt; central pedimented pilastered doorpiece breaking eaves, with carved consoles supporting pediment; timber door with semi circular fanlight reached by 3 steps; segmental arched bipartite windows with central keystones to flanking bays; regular fenestration to basement.

SE ELEVATION: asymmetrical; squared and snecked sandstone; round arched window with central keystone to centre of principal floor; segmental arched window to outer left; porch off centre to left of basement with piended roof and 2 segmental arched windows.

NE ELEVATION: not seen 1997.

NW ELEVATION: symmetrical; segmental arched window to outer left and right of principal floor; porch to centre of basement with piended roof and 2 segmental arched windows.

Replaced 2 pane PVC sash and case windows. Purple grey slate piended roof with lead ridges; cast iron rainwater goods; coped stugged shouldered wallhead stacks with octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS: rubble sandstone wall with angled semi circular coping surmounted by simple cast iron railings.

Statement of Interest

Grouped with Nos 25, 43, 47/49 Powdermill Brae. Gorebridge was founded by the Dewars of Vogrie in the 1800's. It provided accommodation for the workers at Stobs Mill gunpowder factory (house still remains, see separate listing) which was established in 1793, and was the earliest gunpowder works in Scotland. As the "Powdermill Brae" suggests this was probably the main area of workers accommodation. However these grander villas at the top of the hill are more likely to have emerged due to the prosperity which followed the coming of the railway in the 1840's.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.