Description

Early 20th century; internal subdivision No 11 circa 1960. Pair of 2 storey, 2-bay Free Style gabled houses forming symmetrical 4-bay block grouped 1-2-1; advanced at centre Single storey with attic, piended-roofed wings projecting at rear. Squared and snecked red sandstone (stugged in part); polished dressings. Raised plinth to ground floor cill course; coped parapets to canted windows; moulded eaves course to gables; overhanging timber bracketed eaves to recessed bays. Polished, rake-jointed quoins and long and short surrounds to openings; sandstone mullions (sandstone transoms at ground); chamfered cills at ground; projecting cills at 1st floor.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: M-gabled projection advanced at centre comprising 4-light canted windows in both bays at ground; coped parapets rising to bipartite windows above. Part glazed timber panelled doors beneath overhanging eaves at ground in re-entrant angles to left and right respectively; small-pane side-lights. Bipartite windows at ground in bays to outer left and right; bipartite windows breaking eaves above off-set to right and left respectively.

9-pane upper, plate glass lower timber casement glazing at ground; 12-pane timber casement glazing at 1st floor. Red tile roofs; original rainwater goods. Corniced sandstone wallhead stacks to NE and SW; corniced ridge stack at centre; various terracotta cans.

INTERIORS: not seen 1997.

BOUNDARY WALL: stepped and coped tooled red rubble wall enclosing site to front; cast-iron railings; cast-iron pedestrian entrance gates.

Statement of Interest

Despite the subdivision of No 11 (forming 2 flats), this red sandstone pair retain some good detailing. Of particular note are swept gables, sandstone mullions and transoms, bracketed eaves and timber glazing.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77771552

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas