History in Structure

27 The Green, Swinton

A Category C Listed Building in Swinton, Scottish Borders

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 55.72 / 55°43'11"N

Longitude: -2.2627 / 2°15'45"W

OS Eastings: 383592

OS Northings: 647424

OS Grid: NT835474

Mapcode National: GBR D2M9.XD

Mapcode Global: WH9YM.6HRC

Plus Code: 9C7VPP9P+XW

Entry Name: 27 The Green, Swinton

Listing Name: 27 the Green

Listing Date: 25 September 1998

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392707

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45735

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392707

Location: Swinton

County: Scottish Borders

Electoral Ward: Mid Berwickshire

Parish: Swinton

Traditional County: Berwickshire

Tagged with: Cottage

Find accommodation in
Swinton

Description

Dated 1774 with later alterations. Single storey, 3-bay cottage with further 2-bay wing to outer left forming part of terrace fronting green. Tooled sandstone rubble; droved cream sandstone dressings. Droved long and short surrounds to openings; projecting cills.

SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: main house with boarded timber door centred at ground; lintel inscribed ?T/I F? 1774?; single windows in flanking bays. Wing adjoined to left with single window in bay to right; boarded timber door in bay to outer left.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen 1998.

12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; small skylights. Grey slate roof; raised stone skews; cast-iron rainwater goods. Brick ridge and apex stacks; circular cans.

Statement of Interest

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. Dated 1774, this simple cottage forms part of a terrace fronting a large village green. 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

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.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.