Description

Late 18th century; probably re-worked earlier 19th century with later additions and alterations. Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay house forming end of terrace, fronting green. Squared and snecked tooled cream sandstone (random rubble to sides and rear); droved and stugged sandstone dressings; slatted timber addition at rear. Stugged quoins; stugged long and short surrounds to openings; projecting cills.

NW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps to timber panelled door centred at ground; 2-pane fanlight; single window aligned above. Single windows at both floors in bay to outer right; single window at ground in bay to outer left (infilled cart opening); single window aligned at 1st floor.

SE (REAR) ELEVATION: substantial slatted timber addition to outer right; patio door at ground in bay to outer left; single window at 1st floor.

Predominantly 4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows (some modern windows at rear). Grey slate roof; raised stone skews; brick apex stacks to NE and SW; cans predominantly missing.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

Statement of Interest

NOTES: B Group comprises Nos 9-30 The Green (inclusive Nos excluding 12, 16, 25 and 29), the former Free Church, Main Street (now a village hall) and Nos 29-33, 35, 39, 41, 43, 47, 36, 46 and 48 Main Street - see separate list entries. A well-detailed house forming the end of a terrace, fronting a large village green. A cart opening, similar to that at No 10 (see separate entry) would originally have filled the bay to outer left - this being a village once full of travellers. Developed in the later 18th century, the rectangular plan green is lined with cottages on 3 sides and is enclosed by Main Street to the N. Swinton Cross - a classical column dated 1769, still stands in the centre (see separate entry). Individually, the houses lining The Green have retained some good, if varied detailing and thereby, a degree of architectural significance. As a group, they remain an interesting, and relatively rare example of an early planned village, comparable with the likes of Yetholm. In 1866, approximately a century after the replacement of "...a few miserable huts" with "...one spacious square, with a green in the middle" (STATISTICAL ACCOUNT, 1793), Rutherfurd referred to Swinton as a "...pleasant and important village."

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77772942

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy